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



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467823
Comment:
[or Vigna unguiculata Textilis Group]
Verified:
03/10/2014 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 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dolichos melanophthalmus DC.
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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. Fang, J. et al. 2007. Genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] in four West African and USA breeding programs as determined by AFLP analysis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 54:1197-1209.
  3. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:7, 11, 195. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
  4. Singh, B. B. 2006. Chapter 5. Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement 118-161. Note: as "Textilis" group
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    w. Africa
Cultivated (w. Africa)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulsefide Syst Ecogeogr Stud 11:7. 2004Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:7, 11, 195. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
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=467823. Accessed 27 April 2025.