Taxon:  Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. subterranea



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Vigna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
467943
Verified:
04/01/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. (101 active accession[s])
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Basu, S. et al. 2007. Development of microsatellite markers for bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc.)—an underutilized African legume crop species. Molec. Ecol. Notes 7:1326-1328. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01870.x. Note: it included 15 accessions of this variety
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
  4. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Massawe, F. J. et al. 2005. Breeding in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.): strategic considerations. African J. Biotech. 4:463-471. Note: this study mentions the existance of numerous landraces in Africa, but "there are no improved varieties"
  3. Maxted, N. et al. 2004. An ecogeographic study African Vigna. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 11:28-29. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=467943. Accessed 12 May 2026.