ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Vigna unguiculata

Name author: (L.) Walp.

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

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna
Species: Vigna unguiculata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1843

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

14 synonyms in this snapshot

Dolichos catiangName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Dolichos melanophtalmusName author: DC.
Dolichos unguiculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Dolichos unguiculatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Phaseolus unguiculatusName author: (L.) Piper
Vigna brachycalyxName author: Baker f.
Vigna catjangName author: Savi
Vigna catjiangName author: (Burm.f.) Walp.
Vigna sinensisName author: (L.) Savi ex Hausskn.
Vigna sinensis subsp. sinensisName author: Not supplied
Vigna sinensis var. sponteaName author: Schweinf.
Vigna unguiculata subvar. typicaName author: Bertoni
Vigna unguiculata var. catjangName author: (Burm.f.) H.Ohashi
Vigna unguiculata var. unguiculataName author: Not supplied

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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