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								ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek
				
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                            Species | 
                          
                          
                            | Status: | 
                            
				
					
                              	
                              	
					ACCEPTED
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		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | 
		Regnum - Plantae 
				    
				Divisio - Tracheophyta 
				    
				    
				Subdivisio - Spermatophytina 
				    
				    
				    
				Class - Magnoliopsida 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Superordo - Rosanae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Ordo - Fabales Bromhead 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Familia - Fabaceae Lindl. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Tribus - Phaseoleae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Genus - Vigna Savi 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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                              		Synonyms:
                              		
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                            	Azukia radiata (L.) Ohwi | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus abyssinicus Savi | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus aureus Roxb. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus hirtus Retz. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus radiatus L. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus trinervius Wight & Arn. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Rudua aurea (Roxb.) F. Maek. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus radiatus var. aurea (Roxb.) | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Phaseolus radiatus var. typicus Prain | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                            	Vigna radiata var. dublobata (Roxb.) Verdc. | 
							
                          
                          
                          
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                              		Misapplied names:
				
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                            "Phaseolus mungo" sec. auct. fl. As. Med. | 
                          
						  
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		| Comments: | 
		
				In "Flora URSS", "Flora of Cultivated Plants", Introduced to japan from India., Kept separate from V.mungo for convenience., Of ancient origin in SE Asia., Recently introduced to research stations on the Mascarenes (Polhill, 1990)., Scarcely different from V.mungo but produce different crops. | 
			
	
	
		| Common names: | 
		
				Amberique (), Atly Lobya (Azerbaijan), Bourbour (French), Fagiolo Mungo (Italian), Fagiolo Semi Verdi (Italian), Fasol Zolotistaya (Russian), Fasola Zlota (Polish), Golden Gram (English), Greed Gram (English), Green Gram (English), Haricot Dore (French), Jerusalem-Bohne (German), Mash (Russian), Mung Bean (English), Mung-bean (English), Mung-Bohne (German), Pois De Ieruzalem (French), Vigna Luchistaya (Russian)[Credits] | 
			
	
	
		| Conservation Status: | 
		
				Not Threatened | 
			
	
	
		| Maps: | 
		
				distribution | 
			
	
	
		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  [Ab(A N) Mo Rf(CS S) Uk(U)] | 
		
	
	
		| Use: | 
		
				Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine |