Vigna radiata(L.) R.Wilczek

mung bean

WFO wfo-0000183493 Accepted WFO 2026-06 3 photographs CC0 / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–c · 3 separate observations

Vigna radiata, photographed by S.MORE
fig. a S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / 2012-09-08 / obs. 66312059
Vigna radiata, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. b Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 122033817
Vigna radiata, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. c Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 130639139

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Native range 16 botanical countries

Regions where Vigna radiata is native: Taiwan, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia TaiwanAssamBangladeshIndiaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MyanmarPakistanSri LankaThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern Australia
Native distribution of Vigna radiata, 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.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
India IND
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Myanmar MYA
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU
Taiwan TAI ASIA-TEMPERATE

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.

Also published as 36 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.

  • Azukia radiata (L.) Ohwi
  • Phasellus farinosus Medik.
  • Phasellus lanatus Moench
  • Phasellus roseus Medik.
  • Phaseolus abyssinicus Savi
  • Phaseolus aureus Roxb.
  • Phaseolus aureus Roxb.
  • Phaseolus bundoo Siebold
  • Phaseolus chanetii (H.Lév.) H.Lév.
  • Phaseolus citrinus Savi
  • Phaseolus farinosus L.
  • Phaseolus hircinus Steud.
  • Phaseolus novo-guineense Baker f.
  • Phaseolus novoguineensis Baker f.
  • Phaseolus opisotrichus Hochst. ex Baker
  • Phaseolus radiatus L.
  • Phaseolus radiatus var. setulosus (Dalzell) H.Hara
  • Phaseolus radiatus var. typicus Prain
  • Phaseolus scaberulus Miq.
  • Phaseolus setulosus Dalzell
  • Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb.
  • Phaseolus sublobatus Buch.-Ham.
  • Phaseolus sublobatus var. setulosus (Dalzell) Prain
  • Phaseolus truncatus Blume ex Miq.

and 12 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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