Vigna frutescens A.Rich.
subsp. frutescens
var. buchneri (Harms) Verdc.

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Status: Native
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Ethiopia
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FZ divisions: SE
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Literature:

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 136 - 138.

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 136.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 73.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 104.


Other sources of information about Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. buchneri:

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Flora of Burundi: Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. buchneri
Flora of Malawi: Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. buchneri
Flora of Zambia: Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. buchneri

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vigna frutescens
African Plant Database: Vigna frutescens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vigna frutescens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vigna frutescens
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vigna frutescens
JSTOR Plant Science: Vigna frutescens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vigna frutescens
Plants of the World Online: Vigna frutescens
Tropicos: Vigna frutescens
Wikipedia: Vigna frutescens


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Vigna frutescens subsp. frutescens var. buchneri.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=196660, retrieved 4 September 2025

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