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Vigna
Vigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of beans. Some are former members of the genus Phaseolus. According to Hortus Third, Vigna differs from Phaseolus in biochemistry and pollen structure, and in details of the style and stipules.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Wild Cowpea
speciesVigna luteola
Wild Cow Pea
speciesVigna vexillata
beach pea
speciesVigna marina
Cowpea
speciesVigna unguiculata
Mung Bean
speciesVigna radiata
creole-bean
speciesVigna reflexopilosa
smallest bean
speciesVigna minima
Adzuki Bean
speciesVigna angularis
Sarawak-bean
speciesVigna hosei
Maloga bean
speciesVigna lanceolata
creeping vigna
speciesVigna parkeri
Rice Bean
speciesVigna umbellata
shrubby bean
speciesVigna frutescens
long-leaved bean
speciesVigna longifolia
African gram
speciesVigna trilobata
Moth Bean
speciesVigna aconitifolia
Vigna antunesii
speciesVigna antunesii
Urad Dal
speciesVigna mungo
Indian Bean
speciesVigna indica
pygmy bean
speciesVigna pygmaea
Vigna suberecta
speciesVigna suberecta
Vigna oblongifolia
speciesVigna oblongifolia
Vigna halophila
speciesVigna halophila
Vigna lasiocarpa
speciesVigna lasiocarpa
Vigna stipulacea
speciesVigna stipulacea
Madagascar bean
speciesVigna angivensis
Vigna sinensis
speciesVigna sinensis
Bambara groundnut
speciesVigna subterranea
Vigna schlechteri
speciesVigna schlechteri
Vigna membranacea
speciesVigna membranacea
Khandala bean
speciesVigna khandalensis
Vigna multinervis
speciesVigna multinervis
Gaza bean
speciesVigna gazensis
Vigna comosa
speciesVigna comosa
Vigna juruana
speciesVigna juruana
Vigna racemosa
speciesVigna racemosa
Vigna stenophylla
speciesVigna stenophylla
Vigna kokii
speciesVigna kokii
Vigna gracilis
speciesVigna gracilis
Vigna dolomitica
speciesVigna dolomitica
Vigna microsperma
speciesVigna microsperma
Vigna dalzelliana
speciesVigna dalzelliana
Vigna phoenix
speciesVigna phoenix
Vigna reticulata
speciesVigna reticulata
assam bean
speciesVigna riukiuensis
Hawaii wild bean
speciesVigna owahuensis
Vigna antillana
speciesVigna antillana
Vigna radicans
speciesVigna radicans
Vigna tisserantiana
speciesVigna tisserantiana
Vigna friesiorum
speciesVigna friesiorum
Vigna monophylla
speciesVigna monophylla
Vigna mudenia
speciesVigna mudenia
Vigna keraudrenii
speciesVigna keraudrenii
Vigna monantha
speciesVigna monantha
Vigna bourneae
speciesVigna bourneae
Vigna bosseri
speciesVigna bosseri
Vigna venulosa
speciesVigna venulosa
Vigna filicaulis
speciesVigna filicaulis
Vigna laurentii
speciesVigna laurentii
Vigna procera
speciesVigna procera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122888.