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Vigna vexillata

(L.) A.Rich. (1845)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Vigna

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 10: 191 (1845)

Other References

Wagner et al. 2012:43 (NEWNAT/K); Imada & Kennedy 2020:77 (H, KEY, DESCR); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:184 (remove K [re-IDed as Sigmoidotropis speciosa])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vigna vexillata Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Botanical Garden. Volunteer plant twining in the garden. Preserved_Specimen Flowers 2.5-3 cm wide, white flushed with purple, strongly fragrant of hyacinth, the keel strongly recurved. Judziewicz, E.J. Hawaii BISH 2016-11-26
2 Vigna vexillata Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Botanical Garden. Specimen collected from same spot at Judziewicz & Van Dyke s.n. (26 Nov 2016, BISH 767688). Preserved_Specimen Kemble, K. Hawaii BISH 2016-12-03
3 Vigna vexillata Puna District, Kurtis town Growing in an open, unmowed vacant lot. Preserved_Specimen Scrambling over grass. Hebacous liana. Flowers, purple and cream, almost spiraled. Compound leaves, 3 ovate leaflets. Pods are almost linear. Naturalized Murphy, M. 224 Hawaii BISH 2022-08-14
4 Vigna vexillata Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Ainahou Ranch; Ka'u District. Vine growing on grasses in disturbed area near old nursery. Preserved_Specimen Vine. Flowers pale pink. Pratt, L.W. 3073 Hawaii BISH 1998-06-17
5 Vigna vexillata Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Botanical Garden. Specimen collected from same spot at Judziewicz & Van Dyke s.n. (26 Nov 2016, BISH 767688). Preserved_Specimen Kemble, K. Hawaii BISH 2016-12-03
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