Vigna luteola(Jacq.) Benth.

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WFO wfo-0000188562 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Vigna luteola, photographed by Josiah Londerée
fig. a Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-11 / obs. 196894801
Vigna luteola, photographed by Josiah Londerée
fig. b Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196158616
Vigna luteola, photographed by Rich Sommer
fig. c Rich Sommer, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 195907439
Vigna luteola, photographed by David Garza
fig. d David Garza, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193113006
Vigna luteola, photographed by Josiah Londerée
fig. e Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193388708
Vigna luteola, photographed by Josiah Londerée
fig. f Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 188735208
Vigna luteola, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. g Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 186788986
Vigna luteola, photographed by Jay Pruett
fig. h Jay Pruett, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186931822

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Native range 102 botanical countries

Regions where Vigna luteola is native: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lebanon-Syria, Nansei-shoto, Palestine, Taiwan, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesChadCongoDR CongoEgyptEthiopiaGabonGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweLebanon-SyriaPalestineTaiwanBangladeshBismarck ArchipelagoLaosMyanmarNew GuineaSri LankaSulawesiThailandVietnamNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandAlabamaFloridaGeorgiaLouisianaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTexasNew CaledoniaArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoUruguayVenezuela Nansei-shotoAndaman Is.Norfolk Is.VanuatuBahamasCayman Is.GalápagosLeeward Is.Windward Is.
Native distribution of Vigna luteola, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Bahamas BAH
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Cayman Is. CAY
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
French Guiana FRG
Galápagos GAL
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Uruguay URU
Venezuela VEN
Windward Is. WIN
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Louisiana LOU
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
North Carolina NCA
South Carolina SCA
Texas TEX
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Bismarck Archipelago BIS
Laos LAO
Myanmar MYA
New Guinea NWG
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
Lebanon-Syria LBS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Nansei-shoto NNS
Palestine PAL
Taiwan TAI
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Norfolk Is. NFK
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD
New Caledonia NWC PACIFIC
Vanuatu VAN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Flowering 517 in flower of 554 examined

Peak flowering in Aug. Each bar is the share of Vigna luteola observations in which someone actually recorded the reproductive state and found the plant in flower, not the raw number of flowering records. That distinction matters: people observe plants far more in spring than in winter, so a bare count of flowering records partly measures when people go outside. Dividing by the number examined removes that. 517 of 554 examined observations were in flower, every one of them research grade. The whisker on each bar is a 95% Wilson interval. This is still a global aggregate and not a forecast for your garden: the same species flowers on different dates in different hemispheres. Where a species has fewer than 30 flowering records we do not draw this chart at all. Computed from 10.15468/dl.cgje2x.

Also published as 49 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Callicysthus volubilis Endl.
  • Calopogonium pedunculatum Standl.
  • Calopogonium pendunculatum Standl.
  • Dolichos abyssinicus Steud.
  • Dolichos emarginatus P.Beauv.
  • Dolichos gangeticus Roxb.
  • Dolichos glycinoides Kunth
  • Dolichos helicopus (E.Mey.) Steud.
  • Dolichos luteolus Jacq.
  • Dolichos mexicanus Schltdl.
  • Dolichos niloticus Delile
  • Dolichos repens L.
  • Dolichos sinensis Forssk.
  • Lablab javanicus Miq.
  • Phasellus violaceus Moench
  • Phaseolus abyssinicus DC.
  • Phaseolus luteolus (Jacq.) Gagnep.
  • Phaseolus marinus Burm.
  • Phaseolus maritimus Hassk.
  • Phaseolus violaceus Moench
  • Scytalis helicopus E.Mey.
  • Scytalis helicopus var. major E.Mey.
  • Scytalis helicopus var. minor E.Mey.
  • Vigna acuminata Hayata

and 25 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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