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Taxon:  Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata var. spontanea (Schweinf.) Pasquet



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467812
Place of publication:
Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 62:155. 1993
Verified:
03/07/2014 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 Biflora Group (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. unguiculata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hassk. var. spontanea Schweinf.

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Reference(s)
  1. Coulibaly, S. et al. 2002. AFLP analysis of the phenetic organization and genetic diversity of Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. reveals extensive gene flow between wild and domesticated types. Theor. Appl. Genet. 104:358-366.
  2. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 198. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
  3. Pasquet, R. S. 1996. Wild cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) evolution. Advances in legume systematics. 8:95-100.
  4. Pasquet, R. S. 2001. Notes on the genus Vigna (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Kew Bull. 56:223-227.
  5. Vijaykumar, A. et al. 2010. Phylogenetic analysis of subgenus Vigna species using nuclear ribosomal RNA ITS: Evidence of hybridization among Vigna unguiculata subspecies. J. Heredity 101:177-188.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Niger
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia
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=467812. Accessed 27 April 2025.