Vigna parkeri
maranguensis
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Kamiranzovu trail, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke.
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Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamangabe.
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Kamiranzovu trail, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke.
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Kamiranzovu trail, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke.
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Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamangabe.
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| Synonyms: |
Dolichos maranguensis Taub. Vigna maranguensis (Taub. ex Engl.) Harms |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online (parkeri) and World Flora Online (maranguensis). |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | Only subsp. maranguensis occurs in continental Africa. Subsp. parkeri is only found on Madagascar. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In wet grassland and dambos. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Burkina, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and Madagascar |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 576. (Includes a picture). Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Page 130. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 136. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 66. Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 100. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Vigna parkeri subsp. maranguensis:
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Flora of Tanzania: Vigna parkeri subsp. maranguensis
Flora of Uganda: Vigna parkeri subsp. maranguensis
Flora of Zambia: Vigna parkeri subsp. maranguensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vigna parkeriAfrican Plant Database: Vigna parkeri
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vigna parkeri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vigna parkeri
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vigna parkeri
JSTOR Plant Science: Vigna parkeri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vigna parkeri
Plants of the World Online: Vigna parkeri
Tropicos: Vigna parkeri
Wikipedia: Vigna parkeri