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Taxon:  Vigna reflexopilosa Hayata subsp. glabra (Roxb.) N. Tomooka & Maxted



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Ceratotropis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
463358
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 57(3):623. 2002
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
09/03/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna reflexopilosa Hayata (0 active accession[s])
Vigna reflexopilosa Hayata subsp. reflexopilosa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phaseolus glaber Roxb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Vigna glabrescens Maréchal et al.
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. glabra (Roxb.) Verdc.

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Reference(s)
  1. Chankaew, S. et al. 2014. Detection of genome donor species of neglected tetraploid crop Vigna reflexo-pilosa (Créole bean), and genetic structure of diploid species based on newly developed EST-SSR markers from azuki bean (Vigna angularis). PLoS One 9(8): e104990. Note: as "Vigna reflexo-pilosa var. glabra"
  2. Jaiwal, P. K. & A. Gulati. 1995. Current status and future strategies of in vitro culture techniques for genetic improvement of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L .) Wilczek). Euphytica 86:167-181. Note: as Vigna glabrescens
  3. Javadi, F. et al. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Ceratotropis (genus Vigna, Leguminosae) reveals three eco-geographical groups and Late Pliocene-Pleisticene diversification: evidence from four plastid DNA region sequences. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 108:367-380.
  4. Tomooka, N. et al. 2000. The effectiveness of evaluating wild species: searching for sources of resistance to bruchid beetles in the genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis. Euphytica 115:27-41. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  5. Tomooka, N. et al. 2002. The Asian Vigna: genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis genetic resources
  6. Tomooka, N. et al. 2002. Two new species, sectional designations and new combinations in Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc. (Leguminosae, Phaseoleae). Kew Bull. 57(3):613-624. Note: a name proposed for the cultivated form of Vigna reflexopilosa
  7. Tun Tun, Y. & H. Yamaguchi. 2007. Phylogenetic relationship of wild and cultivated Vigna (Subgenus Ceratotropis, Fabaceae) from Myanmar based on sequence variations in non-coding regions of trnT-F. Breed. Sci. 57:271-280.
Common names
English
Creole-bean –
Mauritius
lentille de Créole –
Transcribed Vietnamese
dau moi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
Cultivated
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage"in India, Mauritius and Tanzania"Chankaew, S. et al. 2014. Detection of genome donor species of neglected tetraploid crop Vigna reflexo-pilosa (Créole bean), and genetic structure of diploid species based on newly developed EST-SSR markers from azuki bean (Vigna angularis). PLoS One 9(8): e104990. Note: as "Vigna reflexo-pilosa var. glabra"
Human foodpulsecites "in Vietnam and the Philippines" fide PloS One 9(8): e104990, page 2. 2014Chankaew, S. et al. 2014. Detection of genome donor species of neglected tetraploid crop Vigna reflexo-pilosa (Créole bean), and genetic structure of diploid species based on newly developed EST-SSR markers from azuki bean (Vigna angularis). PLoS One 9(8): e104990. Note: as "Vigna reflexo-pilosa var. glabra"
Human foodvegetabletubers are eaten raw or cookedTomooka, N. et al. 2002. The Asian Vigna: genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis genetic resources
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=463358. Accessed 15 May 2025.