| Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. |
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| Family : FABACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Vigna |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Glycine subterranea L. |
| Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. subterranea |
| Voandzeia subterranea (L.) DC. |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. subterranea |
| Vigna subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet (2001) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Annual herb; stem creeping, sparsely pubescent, densely leafy; internodes short 0,5-5,5 cm long; geocarpic with fertile flowers without petals and functionally male flowers possessing petals. |
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| Ecology : |
With the wild plant the following species are cited in close associatgion: Isoberlinia doka, Combretum glutinosum, Boswellia dalzielii, Gardenia aqualla, Indigofera macrocalyx, Hibiscus asper (at Faran, Nigeria); etc... |
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Comprises 2 vars.: - Var. subterranea [syn.: Voandzeia subterranea (L.) DC. fa. sativa Jacq.-F&l.]; - var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet [bas.: Voandzeia subterranea fa. spontanea Harms; syn.: V. subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Hepper].
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"an important crop in semi-arid regions of West Africa. They are remarkably drought resistant". (L. J. Musselinan in review, Econ. Bot. 53: 456-457, 1999, of J. Heller & al., 1997. Promoting the Conservation and Use of Underutilized and Neglected Crops. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
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| Record n°177061 |
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