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Vigna luteola

(Jacq.) Benth. (1859)

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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Synonyms (40)

Calopogonium pedunculatum Standl. (1935)
Dolichos abyssinicus Steud. (1821)
Dolichos gangeticus Roxb. (1832)
Dolichos glycinoides Kunth (1824)
Dolichos helicopus (E.Mey.) Steud. (1840)
Dolichos luteolus Jacq. (1771)
Dolichos mexicanus Schltdl. (1838)
Dolichos niloticus Delile (1813)
Dolichos repens L. (1759)
Dolichos sinensis Forssk. (1775)
Phasellus violaceus Moench (1794)
Phaseolus abyssinicus DC. (1825)
Phaseolus luteolus (Jacq.) Gagnep. (1916)
Phaseolus marinus Burm. (1755)
Phaseolus violaceus Moench (1794)
Scytalis helicopus E.Mey. (1836)
Scytalis helicopus var. major E.Mey. (1836)
Scytalis helicopus var. minor E.Mey. (1836)
Vigna acuminata Hayata (1920)
Vigna brachystachys Benth. (1844)
Vigna brasiliensis Mart. ex Benth. (1859)
Vigna bukobensis Harms (1901)
Vigna gangetica Kurz (1874)
Vigna glabra Savi (1824)
Vigna glabra var. angustifolia Engelm. & A.Gray (1845)
Vigna helicopus (E.Mey.) Walp. (1840)
Vigna hirsuta Feay ex Alph.Wood (1870)
Vigna holstii Harms (1899)
Vigna longepedunculata Taub. (1895)
Vigna luteola var. angustifolia (Engelm. & A.Gray) S.Watson (1878)
Vigna luteola var. villosa (Savi) Baker (1871)
Vigna nigerica A.Chev. (1944)
Vigna nilotica (Delile) Hook.f. (1849)
Vigna repens (L.) Kuntze (1891)
Vigna repens var. angustifolia (Engelm. & A.Gray) Kuntze (1891)
Vigna repens var. glabra Kuntze (1891)
Vigna repens var. luteola (Jacq.) Kuntze (1891)
Vigna repens var. villosa (Savi) Kuntze (1891)
Vigna villosa Savi (1824)
Vigna villosa f. violacea (Moench) Cufod. (1969)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 15(1): 194 (1859)

Other References

Staples et al. 2003:12 (NEWNAT/O, KEY); Frohlich & Lau 2012:39 (K); Oppenheimer 2019:6 (WM); Frohlich & Lau 2020:60 (H); Imada & Kennedy 2020:77 (KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vigna luteola Ahuimanu, across from 47-722 Ahuimanu Rd. Growing roadside in a semi-cleared area between road and stream. Trees: Schefflera actinophylla, hau, Cecropia, Falcataria, Java plum, hala. Shrubs: Clidemia, Pluchea carolinensis. Others: Arthrostemma, Angiopteris, California grass, Guinea grass, Wedelia, Nephrolepis brownii, palaa, white ginger, Stachytarpheta australis. Preserved_Specimen Vining herb, sprawling for several meters. Flowers yellow, zygomorphic. Fruit a narrow, skinny bean. Beachy, J. 145 Oahu BISH 2009-03-20
2 Vigna luteola Koloa District, Lawai Bay Coastal, growing in Native coastal restoration fronting Allerton estate. Scaevola, Wedelia, Vigna spp, Stenotaphrum, Ipomoea. Preserved_Specimen Vine twining in and around Scaevola; stems pale green, lvs dark glossy green above w/ obvious reticulate veination, below glossy, paler w/ obvious veination; peduncle erect, pale green; calyx pale green; standard greenish yellow w/in, yellow green w/out, wings yellow, keel pale green; fruit pendant, glossy green ripening dark. Flynn, T.W. 7401 Kauai BISH 2008-10-06
3 Vigna luteola West Maui, Wailuku District, Iao Valley Growing in swampy, muddy ground in open area of ohia/lama forest invaded by guava. Preserved_Specimen Vines; flowers yellow; no pods observed. Oppenheimer, H.L. 41401 Maui BISH 2014-04-02
4 Vigna luteola Puna District, Keaau Growing along a roadside, unmowed vacant lot. Preserved_Specimen Scrambling over grass. Hebacous liana. Fls yellow. Compound lvs, 3 leaflets w reticulated venation underneath. Naturalized Murphy, M. 225 Hawaii BISH 2022-08-14
5 Vigna luteola Waihee Wetland, Kamehameha Highway, North Shore, Oahu Growing in wetland next to highway, ocean side, near Chinamans Hat. Trailing over other wetland plants, growing with Macroptilium lathyroides, Bacopa monnieri, Cynodon dactylon. Preserved_Specimen Vine with yellow pea-like flowers, smooth leaves. Crago, L.M. 2005083 Oahu BISH 2005-03-01
6 Vigna luteola On muddy, disturbed bank of Kaalaea Stream (located north of Kahaluu Stream) ca. 50 yds upstream from the mouth Growing with Paspalum vaginatum, Bacopa monnieri, Eclipta prostrata, Setaria verticillata, Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus polystachyos. Preserved_Specimen Vining herb with bright yellow pea-type flowers. Leaflets smaller than normal. Imada, C. 200150 Oahu BISH 2001-06-14
7 Vigna luteola Found in HDOT staging area vining up nearby tree. Associated veg: Urochloa maxima, Bidens pilosa. Preserved_Specimen Vine with yellow flowers 7 x 7 meter patch. 3 patches in this area, another patch farther north towards Ikaika Street. Vines found on ground and growing up nearby trees. Frohlich, D. 2019011001 Hawaii BISH 2019-01-10
8 Vigna luteola Na Pohaku O Hauwahine, Kawai Nui Marsh, Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii Growing out in the wetland, over and through wetland vegetation. Other species Cyperus polystachyos, C. javanicus, Ludwigia octovalvis, Bacopa monnieri, Commelina diffusa, Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. validus, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Hibiscus tiliaceus, H. furcellatus, and Typha latifolia. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous vine, yellow pea-like flowers. Crago, L.M. 2005174 Oahu BISH 2005-08-06
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