Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna oblongifolia A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 220 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Seed Collection Guides

  • Flora ofTropical East Africa, Milne-Redhead, E and Polhill, R.M., 1971

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 220 (1847).
  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 410 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 196 (1871).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 527 (1970).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 360 (1954).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [4826] Madagascar K000263471 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Wilms, F. [407] South Africa K000263461 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357829 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357826 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359497 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001363080 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9521] Zambia K001567755 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8475] Zambia K001567787 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362446 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6395] Tanzania K000468030 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362298 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357828 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362448 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359498 Yes
Ethiopia K000263422 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362447 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362295 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362451 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362444 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359494 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi K001356922 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357172 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357168 Yes
Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia K000263421 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362452 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357169 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001363079 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357166 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357171 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359496 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362297 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357170 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359490 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001357167 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001363078 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359506 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359509 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359510 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359495 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359503 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359508 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359505 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362450 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001357173 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362296 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359513 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357825 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001359489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362449 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359499 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001362454 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001359507 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0