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Scientific Name | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Vigna angustifoliolata Verdc., Vigna antunesii in sense of Torre, not of Harms, as to Baum 196, Vigna stenophylla (Harv.) Burtt Davy, Vigna triloba Walp., Vigna triloba Walp. var. stenophylla Harv. |
Common Names | Narrow-leaf Cow Pea (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across northern South Africa, extending to the northern coastal plain of KwaZulu-Natal. Widespread, but fairly rare elsewhere in southern and tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Highveld grasslands, kalahari dunes and coastal dune grasslands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Mithen, R. and Kibblewhite, H. 1993. Taxonomy and ecology of Vigna unguiculata (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in south-central Africa. Kirkia 14(1):100-113.
Pasquet, R.S. 2001. Vigna. In: G.V. Pope and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 5):121-156. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Pienaar, B.J. and Van Wyk, A.E. 1992. The Vigna unguiculata complex (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 58(6):414-429.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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