Vigna

Vigna
Snail Bean (Vigna caracalla)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Subtribe:	Phaseolinae
Genus:	Vigna Savi
Species
Numerous, see text
Synonyms
Azukia Takah. ex Ohwi Condylostylis Piper Dolichovigna Hayata Haydonia R. Wilczek Liebrechtsia De Wild. Plectrotropis Schumach. Ramirezella Rose[1] Scytalis E. Mey. Voandzeia Thouars Wajira Thulin[1]

The genus Vigna is in the plant family Fabaceae. The genus is named after Domenico Vigna, an Italian botanist of the 17th century. They include some well-known and other less well-known beans formerly — and sometimes still, especially in non-scholarly sources — included in the genus Phaseolus. Common names in this genus reflect its mixed taxonomic history: some are referred to as "peas" and others as "beans". The Urad Bean (V. mungo) is sometimes called a "lentil", while germinating Mung Bean (V. radiata) are often sold as bean sprouts similar to those of the Soybean (Glycine max).

According to Hortus Third, Vigna differs from Phaseolus in details of the pollen and biochemistry, the thickened part of the style being less strong, and stipules that are often appendaged.

Selected species

Vigna marina

Wondering Cowpea (Vigna speciosa) herbarium specimen

• Vigna aconitifolia — Moth Bean, Mat Bean, Turkish Gram
• Vigna angularis — Azuki Bean, "red bean"
• Vigna caracalla — Snail Bean, Corkscrew Vine, Snail Vine
• Vigna debilis Fourc.
• Vigna dinteri Harms
• Vigna lanceolata — Pencil Yam, merne arlatyeye (Arrernte)
  • Vigna lanceolata var. filiformis
  • Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata
  • Vigna lanceolata var. latifolia
• Vigna luteola
• Vigna marina (Burm.f.) Merr.
• Vigna maritima
• Vigna mungo — Urad Bean, Black Matpe Bean, Black Gram, White Lentil, "black lentil"
• Vigna o-wahuensis Vogel — Hawaii Wild Bean
• Vigna parkeri
• Vigna radiata — Mung Bean, Green Gram, Golden Gram, Mash Bean, Green Soy
• Vigna speciosa (Kunth) Verdc. — Wondering Cowpea
• Vigna subterranea — Bambara Groundnut, Jugo Bean, njugumawe (Swahili) (sometimes separated in Voandzeia)
• Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc. — Jungle Mat Bean, African Gram, Three-lobe-leaved Cowpea
• Vigna umbellata — Ricebean, "red bean"
• Vigna unguiculata — Cowpea, Crowder Pea, Southern Pea
  • Vigna unguiculata ssp. cylindrica — Catjang
  • Vigna unguiculata ssp. dekindtiana — Wild Cowpea, African Cowpea, Ethiopian Cowpea
  • Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis — Yardlong Bean, Long-podded Cowpea, Asparagus Bean, Snake Bean, Chinese Long Bean
  • Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata — Black-eyed Pea, Black-eyed Bean
• Vigna vexillata (L.) A.Rich. — Zombi Pea
  • Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia
  • Vigna vexillata var. youngiana

Formerly placed here was for example the Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus), as Vigna aristata.

See also

• Stanford Blade

References

1. ^ ^{a b} NOTE: This may be a valid genus rather than a synonym.

External links

• Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
• Crop Wild Relatives Gap Analysis Portal reliable information source on where and what to conserve ex-situ, regarding Vigna genepool
• ITIS Standard Report Page: Vigna
• GRIN-CA Taxonomy for Vigna