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Vigna frutescens

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Name

Identification
Vigna decipiens Harv. [family LEGUMINOSAE ] Vigna frutescens A.Rich. [family LEGUMINOSAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Pieraar,
Related name
  • Vigna fragrans
  • Vigna decipiens
  • Vigna pseudotriloba
  • Vigna glandulosa
  • Liebrechtsia esculenta
  • Vigna frutescens

Flora

Entry for VIGNA frutescens A. Rich. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 1, (1871) Author: Papilionaceae by Mr. J. G. Baker; Caesalpinieae and Mimoseae by Prof. Oliver)
Names
VIGNA frutescens A. Rich. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], Fl. Abyss. i. 218.
Information
Root fusiform. Stem shrubby below, slender, twining, terete, pubescent upwards. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, tomentose. Leaflets ovate-oblong, slightly hastate, the lateral ones unequal-sided, and more deeply lobed on the lower side, clothed on both sides with grey tomentum. Peduncles exceeding the leaves, 1–4-flowered. Calyx campanulate, tomentose, with four lanceolate teeth equalling the tube. Corolla pale violet, standard glabrous. Young pods terete, very slender, silky.
Distribution
Abyssinia Nile Land Petit.
Notes
Not seen.

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