Vigna umbellata

Vigna umbellata

Vigna umbellata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Phaseolinae
Genus: Vigna
Subgenus: V. subg. Ceratotropis
Sectio: V. sect. Angulares
Species: Vigna umbellata

Name

Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi, 1969

Synonyms

• Azukia umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi
• Dolichos trilobus Blanco
• Dolichos umbellatus Thunb.
• Dolichos unguiculatus Thunb.
• Phaseolus angustifolius Hassk.
• Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb.
• Phaseolus chrysanthos Savi
• Phaseolus hispidulus Hassk.
• Phaseolus humilis Hassk.
• Phaseolus leptospermus Lag.
• Phaseolus pubescens Blume
• Phaseolus ricciardianus Ten.
• Phaseolus torosus Roxb.
• Vigna brachycalyx Baker
• Vigna calcarata (Roxb.) Kurz
• Vigna papuana Baker f.
• Vigna ricciardiana (Ten.) Babu & S.K.Sharma
• Vigna ricciardiana var. macrocarpa (Prain) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Regional: Eastern Asia Japan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize Introduced into: Cambodia, Cameroon, Fiji, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Korea, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mexico Southwest, Nepal, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ohwi, J. & Ohashi, H. 1969. Journal of Japanese Botany. [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi]. Tokyo 44: 31.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
• Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vigna umbellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vigna umbellata. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vigna umbellata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Vigna umbellata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Vigna umbellata. Accessed: 24 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vigna umbellata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 May 24.

Vernacular names

English: Rice bean
Nederlands: rijstboon

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