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Taxon:
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
alba
(G. Don) Pasquet
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Catiang
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467806
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 48:805. 1993
Comment:
valid publication and authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
03/05/2014
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in Australian Pastures Genebank.
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.
(6 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
aduensis
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.
(26 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
(1 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
stenophylla
(Harv.) Marechal et al.
(0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
tenuis
(E. Mey.) Marechal et al.
(2 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
unguiculata
(3 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
unguiculata
Biflora Group
(3 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
unguiculata
Melanophthalmus Group
(0 active accession[s])
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. subsp.
unguiculata
Sesquipedalis Group
(1 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])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Clitoria alba
G. Don
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Reference(s)
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.
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.
Kouadio, D. et al.
2006. Barrières pré-zygotiques chez les hybrides entre formes sauvages du niébé,
Vigna unguilata
(L.) Walp. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environnem. 10:33-41.
Lelou, B. et al.
2011. A study of intraspecific hybrid lines derived from the reciprocal crosses between wild accessions and cultivated cowpeas (
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.). African J. Pl. Sci. 5:337-348.
Lelou, B. et al.
2011. A study of intraspecific hybrid lines derived from the reciprocal crosses between wild accessions and cultivated cowpeas (
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.). African J. Pl. Sci. 5:337-348.
Maxted, N. et al.
2004. An ecogeographic study African
Vigna
. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:196, 218.
Pasquet, R. S.
1993. Two new subspecies of
Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp. (Leguminosae: Paipilionoideae). Kew Bull. 48:805-806.
Common names
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Zaire
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Congo
,
Gabon
,
Sao Tome and Principe
,
Zaire
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=467806
. Accessed
21 January 2026
.
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