ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Vigna subterranea

Name author: (L.) Verdc.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna
Species: Vigna subterranea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1980

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Vigna subterranea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

12 synonyms in this snapshot

Arachidna trifoliaName author: Adans. ex A.Chev.
Arachis africanaName author: Burm.f.
Cryptolobus africanusName author: Spreng.
Cryptolobus subterraneusName author: (L.) Spreng.
Geolobus flavusName author: Raf.
Glycine subterraneaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Tetrodea subterraneaName author: (L.) Raf.
Vigna subterranea var. spontaneaName author: (Harms) Pasquet
Voandzeia subterraneaName author: (L.) Thouars
Voandzeia subterraneaName author: (L.) DC.
Voandzeia subterranea f. spontaneaName author: Harms
Voandzeia subterranea var. spontaneaName author: (Harms) Hepper

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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