Vigna radiata (L.)R.Wilczek

Vigna radiata (L.)R.Wilczek

Status: Accepted
Genus: Vigna Savi
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][336][1941][2825]

Other names:

Azukia radiata (L.)Ohwi [Synonym] [210][336][1930]
Phaseolus abyssinicus Savi [Synonym] [336]
Phaseolus aureus Roxb. [Synonym] [210][336][1915][1941][2825]
Phaseolus hirtus Retz. [Synonym] [336]
Phaseolus radiatus L. [Synonym] [336][1915][2825]
Phaseolus radiatus L. Var. aurea (Roxb.) [Synonym]
Phaseolus radiatus L. Var. typicus Prain [Synonym]
Phaseolus trinervius Wight & Arn. [Synonym] [280]
Rudua aurea (Roxb.)F.Maek. [Synonym] [336][1930]
Vigna radiata (L.)R.Wilczek Var. dublobata (Roxb.)Verdc. [Orthographic]
Vigna radiata (L.)R.Wilczek Var. sublobata (Roxb.)Verdc. [Synonym]

Common Names:

Amberique [1941]
Golden Gram [1941]
Greed Gram [1941]
Green Gram [210] [336] [2264]
Mung [1941] [2264]
Mung Bean [2264] [210] [336]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Annual
Stems:
- Climbing
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
Further editing:
- 2001-06 Pasquet RS
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 2001-06 Pasquet RS
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Environmental [1862]
Food and Drink [1941] [2828] [261]
Forage [1862]
Medicine [1862]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa [561]
- Angola-ISO [216]
- Cameroon [210]
- Ethiopia [210]
- Ghana [210]
- Kenya [210]
- Malawi [8]
- Mali [561]
- Mozambique [8]
- Niger [78]
- Nigeria [210]
- Sierra Leone [8]
- South Africa [8]
- Sudan [210]
- Tanzania [210]
- Togo [23]
- Uganda [210]
- Zaire [230]
- Zambia [210]

Asia [210] [261] [1914] [1930] [1938] [1939] [1942] [1957] [1969] [1979] [2846]
- Cambodia [1942]
- India-ISO [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [1969]
- Iran [1939]
- Iraq [1939]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Japan [1930]
- Laos [1942]
- Pakistan [1938]
- Philippines [1979]
- Sri Lanka [1957]
- Taiwan [2846]
- Vietnam [1942]

Australasia [261] [1880]
- Australia [1880]
  - New South Wales [1880]
  - Northern Territory [1880]
  - Queensland [1880]
  - Western Australia [1880]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean
- Caribbean-TRP [336]

Central America [336]
- Mexico(North & Central) [336]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [1982]
- Madagascar [1982]
- Seychelles [1941]

Middle East [1939]
- Oman [1939]
- Yemen [1939]

Pacific Ocean [1940] [2235] [2264]
- Fiji [1940] [2264]
- Northern Marianas [2235]

South America [2090]
- Argentina [336]
- Guyana [336]
- Peru [2090]
- Surinam [336]

Notes:

Three varieties; radiata, sublobata & glabra. [210]
An important pulse and forage crop [1862]
Introduced to japan from India. [1930]
Recently introduced to research stations on the Mascarenes (Polhill, 1990). [1915]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:00:14