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Taxon:  Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Biflora Group (Vigna unguiculata Biflora Group)



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467840
Comment:
[or Vigna unguiculata Biflora Group]
Verified:
03/11/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (1 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. aduensis Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. alba (G. Don) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. baoulensis (A. Chev.) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. burundiensis Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. dekindtiana (Harms) Verdc. (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. letouzeyi Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. pawekiae Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E. Mey.) B. J. Pienaar (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. pubescens (R. Wilczek) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Maréchal et al. (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E. Mey.) Maréchal et al. (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Melanophthalmus Group (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Sesquipedalis Group (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Unguiculata Group (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata var. spontanea (Schweinf.) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata var. unguiculata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phaseolus cylindricus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Vigna cylindrica (L.) Skeels
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dolichos biflorus L.
Dolichos catiang L.
Dolichos catjang Burm. f.
Vigna catjang (Burm. f.) Walp.
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Reference(s)
  1. Ba, F. S. et al. 2004. Genetic diversity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] as revealed by RAPD markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 51:539-550.
  2. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:7, 50, 54, 195. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
  3. Singh, B. B. 2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement 120, 121. Note: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton - London - New York
Common names
English
catjang –
catjang cowpea –
sow-pea –
French
dolique mongette –
Portuguese
feijão-fradinho –
Spanish
judía catjang –
Transcribed Chinese
mei dou –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodderas V. unguiculata Biflora GroupMaesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:77. Note: = Vigna unguiculata Biflora Group
Animal foodforageas V. unguiculata Biflora GroupMaesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:77. Note: = Vigna unguiculata Biflora Group
Environmentalsoil improveras V. unguiculata Biflora GroupMaesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:77. Note: = Vigna unguiculata Biflora Group
Human foodpulsefide Syst Ecogeogr Stud 11:7.Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:7, 50, 54, 195. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
Human foodvegetableas V. unguiculata subsp. cylindricaAubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Medicinesfolkloreas Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindricaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=467840. Accessed 26 April 2025.