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''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family,
Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...
, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)
Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new species from northern Western Ghats.
''Rheedea'' 22(1), 20-27.
It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of
bean A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes th ...
s. Some are former members of the genus ''
Phaseolus ''Phaseolus'' (bean, wild bean) is a genus of herbaceous to woody annual and perennial vines in the family Fabaceae containing about 70 plant species, all native to the Americas, primarily Mesoamerica. It is one of the most economically importan ...
''. According to ''Hortus Third'', ''Vigna'' differs from ''Phaseolus'' in biochemistry and
pollen Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophyt ...
structure, and in details of the style and stipules. ''Vigna'' is also commonly confused with the genus '' Dolichos'', but the two differ in stigma structure. ''Vigna'' are herbs or occasionally
subshrubs A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Der ...
. The leaves are pinnate, divided into 3 leaflets. The inflorescence is a
raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
of yellow, blue, or purple pea flowers. The fruit is a legume pod of varying shape containing seeds.''Vigna''.
Flora of China.
Familiar food species include the
adzuki bean ''Vigna angularis'', also known as the adzuki bean , azuki bean, aduki bean, red bean, or red mung bean, is an Annual plant, annual vine widely cultivated throughout East Asia for its small (approximately long) bean. The cultivars most familiar ...
(''V. angularis''), the black gram (''V. mungo''), the cowpea (''V. unguiculata'', including the variety known as the black-eyed pea), and the
mung bean The mung bean (''Vigna radiata''), alternatively known as the green gram, maash ( fa, ماش٫ )٫ mūng (), monggo, or munggo (Philippines), is a plant species in the legume family.Brief Introduction of Mung Bean. Vigna Radiata Extract G ...
(''V. radiata''). Each of these may be used as a whole bean, a bean paste, or as bean sprouts. The genus is named after
Domenico Vigna Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to: People * Domenico Alfani, Italian painter * Domenico Allegri, Italian composer * Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster * Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter * Domenico Auria, Italian archit ...
, a seventeenth-century Italian
botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
and director of the Orto botanico di Pisa.


Uses

Root tubers of ''Vigna'' species have traditionally been used as food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory. NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online:
''Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae.''
Retrieved 10 June 2018


Selected species

The genus ''Vigna'' contains at least 90 species, including:


Subgenus ''Ceratotropis''

*'' Vigna aconitifolia'' (Jacq.) Maréchal—moth bean, mat bean, Turkish gram *''
Vigna angularis ''Vigna angularis'', also known as the adzuki bean , azuki bean, aduki bean, red bean, or red mung bean, is an annual vine widely cultivated throughout East Asia for its small (approximately long) bean. The cultivars most familiar in East Asia ...
'' (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi—adzuki bean, red bean **''Vigna angularis'' var. ''angularis'' (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi **''Vigna angularis'' var. ''nipponensis'' (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi *''
Vigna glabrescens ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Maréchal ''et al''. *''
Vigna grandiflora ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Prain) Tateishi & Maxted *''
Vigna hirtella ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Ridley *''
Vigna minima ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Roxb.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi *'' Vigna mungo'' (L.) Hepper—black gram, black lentil, white lentil, urd-bean, urad bean **''Vigna mungo'' var. ''silvestris'' Lukoki, Maréchal & Otoul *''
Vigna nakashimae ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi *''
Vigna nepalensis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Tateishi & Maxted *''
Vigna radiata The mung bean (''Vigna radiata''), alternatively known as the green gram, maash ( fa, ماش٫ )٫ mūng (), monggo, or munggo (Philippines), is a plant species in the legume family.Brief Introduction of Mung Bean. Vigna Radiata Extract G ...
'' (L.) Wilczek—mung bean, green gram, golden gram, mash bean, green soy, celera-bean, Jerusalem-pea **''Vigna radiata'' var. ''radiata'' (L.) Wilczek **''Vigna radiata'' var. ''sublobata'' (Roxb.) Verdc. *''
Vigna reflexopilosa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Hayata—Creole-bean **''Vigna reflexopilosa'' var. ''reflexopilosa'' Hayata **''Vigna reflexopilosa'' var. ''glabra'' Tomooka & Maxted *''
Vigna riukiuensis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi *''
Vigna stipulacea ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Kuntze *''
Vigna subramaniana ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Babu ex Raizada) M. Sharma *'' Vigna tenuicaulis'' N. Tomooka & Maxted *''
Vigna trilobata ''Vigna trilobata'', the African gram, three-lobe-leaf cowpea or jungle mat bean, is a regenerating annual plant, annual (though occasionally perennial) herb found in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Afghanistan and the Malaysia, Malay archipel ...
'' (L.) Verdc.—jungle mat bean, jungli-bean, African gram, three-lobe-leaved cowpea *''
Vigna trinervia ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Heyne ex Wall.) Tateishi & Maxted *''
Vigna umbellata ''Vigna umbellata'', previously ''Phaseolus calcaratus'', is a warm-season annual vine legume with yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is commonly called ricebean or rice bean. To date, it is little known, little researched and little expl ...
'' (Thunb.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi—ricebean, red bean, climbing mountain-bean, mambi bean, Oriental-bean


Subgenus ''Haydonia''

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Vigna monophylla ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Taub. *''
Vigna nigritia ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Hook. f. *'' Vigna schimperi'' Baker *''
Vigna triphylla ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (R. Wilczek) Verdc.


Subgenus ''Lasiospron''

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Vigna diffusa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Scott-Elliot) A. Delgado & Verdc. *''
Vigna juruana ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Harms) Verdc. *''
Vigna lasiocarpa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Mart. ex Benth.) Verdc. *''
Vigna longifolia ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Benth.) Verdc. *''
Vigna schottii ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (Bentham) A. Delgado & Verdc. *''
Vigna trichocarpa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (C. Wright ex Sauvalle) A. Delgado *''
Vigna vexillata ''Vigna vexillata'', the Zombi pea or wild cowpea, is a variable, perennial climbing plant that is pantropical, found in regions such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Venezuela. Description ''Vigna vexillata'' is a strong twiner with fusiform, tuberou ...
'' (L.) A. Rich.—zombi pea, wild cowpea **''
Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia ''Vigna vexillata'' var. ''angustifolia'', known as the wild cow pea is a small climbing plant. A variety of the widespread tropical plant ''Vigna vexillata'', found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is ...
'' **''Vigna vexillata'' var. ''youngiana''


Subgenus ''Vigna''

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Vigna ambacensis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Welw. ex Bak. *''
Vigna angivensis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Baker *''
Vigna filicaulis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Hepper *''
Vigna friesiorum ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Harms *''
Vigna gazensis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Baker f. *''
Vigna hosei ''Vigna hosei'', also known as the sarowak bean, is a perennial legume that grows in low-lying, humid, tropical areas but more commonly disturbed or roadside areas. Description ''Vigna hosei'' is a twining or creeping legume, often forming a t ...
'' (Craib) Backer—Sarowak/sarawak bean *''
Vigna luteola ''Vigna luteola'', commonly known as the hairy cowpea and the Nile bean, is a perennial vine found in many tropical areas. Names ''Vigna luteola'' is widely known in North America by the common names hairy cowpea or hairypod cowpea. This common ...
'' (Jacq.) Benth.—Dalrymple vigna *''
Vigna membranacea ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' A. Rich. **''Vigna membranacea'' subsp. ''caesia'' (Chiov.) Verdc. **''Vigna membranacea'' subsp. ''membranacea'' A. Rich. *''
Vigna monantha ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Thulin *''
Vigna racemosa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' (G. Don) Hutch. & Dalziel *'' Vigna subterranea'' (L.) Verdc.—Bambara groundnut, Congo goober, hog-peanut, jugo bean, ''njugumawe'' (
Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...
) (sometimes separated in ''Voandzeia'') *'' Vigna unguiculata'' (L.) Walp.—cowpea, crowder pea, Southern pea, Reeve's-pea, snake-bean **''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''cylindrica''— catjang **''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''dekindtiana''—wild cowpea, African cowpea, Ethiopian cowpea **''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''sesquipedalis''— yardlong bean, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, Chinese long bean, pea-bean **''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''unguiculata''— black-eyed pea, black-eyed bean


Incertae sedis

*'' Vigna comosa'' *''
Vigna dalzelliana ''Vigna dalzelliana'' is a perennial herb with yellow flowers that commonly is used as fodder. The plant is poorly understood and was previously confused with its relative ''Vigna minima''. Description ''Vigna dalzelliana'' is a twining herb. I ...
'' *''
Vigna debilis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Fourc. *''
Vigna decipiens ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna dinteri ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Harms *''
Vigna dolichoides ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' Baker in Hooker f. *'' Vigna frutescens'' *''
Vigna gracilis ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna kirkii ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna lanceolata ''Vigna lanceolata'', known as the pencil yam, native bean, Maloga bean, parsnip bean, Ngarlajiyi, small yam, yam, bush carrot, Wapurtali, Wapirti, and Wajaraki is an Australian native plant. Its name in the Arrernte language of Central Austral ...
''—pencil yam, Maloga-bean, parsnip-bean, ''merne arlatyeye'' (
Arrernte Arrernte (also spelt Aranda, etc.) is a descriptor related to a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples from Central Australia. It may refer to: * Arrernte (area), land controlled by the Arrernte Council (?) * Arrernte people, Aboriginal Australi ...
) *''
Vigna lobata ''Pueraria montana'' var. ''lobata'', the East Asian arrowroot, or kudzu vine, is a perennial plant in the family Fabaceae. Names It is called ''gé'' () in Chinese, ''kuzu'' () in Japanese, and ''chik'' () or ''gal'' (갈; 葛) in Korean. ...
'' (Willd.) Endl. *''
Vigna lobatifolia ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna marina ''Vigna marina'' is a prostrate, creeping vine and a perennial plant.Descriptions of Major Dune Plants'' publication by the Beach Protection Authority of Queensland, Australia Also known as the beach pea, nanea, and notched cowpea, it is a speci ...
'' (Burm.f.) Merr.—dune-bean, notched cowpea, sea-bean, ''mohihihi'', ''nanea'' ( Hawaiian) *''
Vigna multiflora ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna nervosa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna oblongifolia ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
'' *''
Vigna owahuensis ''Vigna owahuensis'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Oahu cowpea. Distribution It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from seven small populations on the islands of Hawaii, Molokai, Lanai, ...
'' Vogel—Oahu cowpea *''
Vigna parkeri ''Vigna parkeri'', the creeping vigna or vigna menjalar, is a climbing or prostrate perennial vine that grows in subtropical areas such as Kenya, Indonesia, and Madagascar. Description ''Vigna parkeri'' has climbing or prostrate stems, sometime ...
''—creeping vigna *''
Vigna pilosa ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
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