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Taxon:  Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Vigna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
105107
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 35:474. 1981
Verified:
03/20/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. subterranea (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Glycine subterranea L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars ex DC.
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars ex DC. f. subterranea

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Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. African plant database. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. Note: with two varieties: subterranea and spontanea
  3. Ajibade, S. R. et al. 2000. Inter simple sequence repeat analysis of genetic relationships in the genus Vigna. Euphytica 111:47-55. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  4. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  5. Basu, S. et al. 2004. The genetics of bambara groundnut and the construction of a genetic linkage map. Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress. New directions for a diverse planet. Brisbane, Australia. 7 pp.
  6. Basu, S. et al. 2007. Chapter 10. Bambara groundnut. Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants (7 vols.) Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. 159-173.
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  8. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  9. Chankaew, S. et al. 2011. Genetic diversity of the Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) as assessed by SSR markers. Genome 54:889-910.
  10. Fatokun, C. A. et al. 1993. Molecular taxonomic relationships in the genus Vigna based on RFLP analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86:97-104.
  11. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  12. Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. Note: = Voandzeia
  13. Heller, J. et al., eds. 1997. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.). Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 9:1-173.
  14. Hillocks, R. J. et al. 2012. Bambara nut: A review of utilisation, market potential and crop improvement. African Crop Sci. J. 20:1-16.
  15. International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
  16. Lackey, J. A. 1981. Tribe 10. Phaseoleae DC. Advances in legume systematics. 1:324. Note: places Voandzeia Thouars as synonym of Vigna Savi
  17. Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:74.
  18. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  19. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future Note: = Voandzeia
  20. Olukolu, B. A. et al. 2012. Genetic diversity in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) as revealed by phenotypic descriptors and DArT marker analysis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:347-358.
  21. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
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Common names
English
Bambara groundnut –
Bambara-bean –
Congo goober –
ground-bean –
hog-peanut –
French
pois bambara –
voandzou –
German
Bambaraerdnuß –
Portuguese
jinguba-de-Cabambe –
Spanish
bambarra –
guandsú –
guisante de tierra –
maní de bambarra –
Swedish
bambarajordnöt –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad possibly indigenous
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan s.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria n. (indigenous)
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon indigenous
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic possibly indigenous
2Cultivated    cult. throughout semi-arid Africa
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan (s.), Chad (possibly indigenous)
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic (possibly indigenous), Cameroon (indigenous)
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria (n. (indigenous))
Cultivated (cult. throughout semi-arid Africa)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:74.
Human foodvegetable Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:74.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105107. Accessed 15 May 2025.