Taxon:  Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. sublobata (Roxb.) Verdc.



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Ceratotropis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
41631
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 24:559.  1970
Comment:
the oldest available epithet at varietal rank is the autonym Phaseolus sublobatus var. sublobatus, established by Prain when he created two other varieties under this species (Shenzhen ICN Art. 11.6)
Verified:
07/27/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek (779 active accession[s])
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata (3150 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb. var. sublobatus
Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Bairig. et al.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus setulosus Dalzell
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  3. Doi, K. et al. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis based on rDNA ITS and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer of cpDNA sequences. Genetica 114:129-141.
  4. Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
  5. Isemura, T. et al. 2012. Construction of a genetic linkage map and genetic analysis of domestication related traits in mungbean (Vigna radiata). PLoS One 7(8):e41304.
  6. Jaiwal, P. K. & A. Gulati. 1995. Current status and future strategies of in vitro culture techniques for genetic improvement of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L .) Wilczek). Euphytica 86:167-181. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  7. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
  8. Lambrides, C. J. et al. 1999. Cross fertility of Australian accessions of wild mungbean (Vigna radiata ssp. sublobata) with green gram (V. radiata ssp. radiata) and black gram (V. mungo). Austral. J. Bot. 47:601-610.
  9. Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson. 2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus Vigna Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316. Note: = Vigna radiata subsp. sublobata
  10. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  11. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
  12. Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
  13. Maréchal, R. et al. 1978. Étude taxonomique d'un groupe complexe d'espèces des genres Phaseolus et Vigna (Papilionaceae) sur la base données morphologiques et polliniques, traitées par l'analyse informatique. Boissiera 28:210.
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  15. Palmer, J. L. et al. 2002. An embryo-rescue protocol for Vigna interspecific hybrids. Austral. J. Bot. 50:331-338.
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  18. Sangiri, C. et al. 2007. Genetic diversity of the mungbean (Vigna radiata, Leguminosae) genepool on the basis of microsatellite analysis. Austral. J. Bot. 55:837-847.
  19. Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India Note: = Vigna sublobata (Roxb.) Bairig. et al.
  20. Saravanakumar, P. et al. 2004. AFLP and RAPD analyses of intra- and interspecific variation in some Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis (Leguminosae) species. Austral. J. Bot. 52:417-424.
  21. Tomooka, N. et al. 2005. Chapter 10. Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. In: Singh, R. J. et al., eds., Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement 325-345. Note: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton - London - New York
  22. Tomooka, N. et al. 2011. Chapter 15. Vigna. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, legume crops and forages 291-311.
  23. Tun Tun, Y. & H. Yamaguchi. 2007. Phylogenetic relationship of wild and cultivated Vigna (Subgenus Ceratotropis, Fabaceae) from Myanmar based on sequence variations in non-coding regions of trnT-F. Breed. Sci. 57:271-280.
  24. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  25. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  26. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  27. Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
  28. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJerusalem-pea  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walesn.e.Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson. 2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus Vigna Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316. Note: = Vigna radiata subsp. sublobata
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson. 2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus Vigna Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316. Note: = Vigna radiata subsp. sublobata
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson. 2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus Vigna Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316. Note: = Vigna radiata subsp. sublobata
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.e.Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson. 2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus Vigna Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316. Note: = Vigna radiata subsp. sublobata
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa tropical 
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar natzd.?Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.e.), Queensland, Western Australia (n.e.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Cultivated
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Nigeria
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zambia
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar (natzd.?)
  • REGION: Africa (tropical)
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Du Puy, D. J. et al. 2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
  3. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
  4. Lawn, R. J. & A. R. Watkinson. 2002. Habitats, morphological diversity, and distribution of the genus Vigna Savi in Australia. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 53:1305-1316. Note: = Vigna radiata subsp. sublobata
  5. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist Note: = Vigna radiata var. setulosa (Dalzell) Ohwi & H. Ohashi
  6. Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  8. Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
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=41631. Accessed 15 April 2026.