Taxon:  Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet var. lignosus (L.) Chandrab. & N. C. Nair, nom. inval.



Summary
Genus:
Lablab
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
509914
Place of publication:
Fl. Coimbatore 85.  1988, nom. inval.
Comment:
Chandrabose & Nair attributed Prain as author of basionym, despite the fact that Prain cited Dolichos lignosus L. (Sp. pl. 726. 1753); therefore, the combination is not validly published because it lacks a full and direct reference to the basionym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.5)
Verified:
03/03/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Distribution

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=509914. Accessed 12 May 2026.