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Sphenostylis stenocarpa

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID643fd925b0c43059845478
Scientific name Sphenostylis stenocarpa
Authority (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst.26: 309 (1899)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Sphenostylis congensis A.Chev. Bull. Soc. Natl. Acclim. France60: 421 (1913)
Dolichos stenocarpus Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss.1: 224 (1847)
Vigna ornata Welw. ex Baker D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr.2: 203 (1871)
Sphenostylis stenocarpa var. latifoliolata (De Wild.) De Wild. T.Durand & H.Durand, Syll. Fl. Congol.: 154 (1909)
Vigna ornata var. latifoliolata De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 156 (1904)
Vigna stenocarpa Taub. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , A: 31 (1895)
Sphenostylis ornata A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 198 (1920)

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Language Common/alternative name
English african yam bean
dag gundosollo
German rübenbohne
German afrikanische yambohne
Esperanto afrika tuberfabo

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000183997
USDA Plants SPST8
Tropicos 13060948
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:519235-1
The Plant List ild-3004
Open Tree Of Life 506985
NCBI Taxonomy 92480
IPNI 519235-1
GBIF 2977764
EPPO SPEST
EOL 647578
USDA GRIN 35250
Wikipedia Sphenostylis_stenocarpa

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_963425845.1 hybrid_with_Hi-C Chromosome International Livestock Research Institute 2023-09-11 60 619.70 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Serological and RT-PCR evaluation of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich) Harms) accessions to viral resistance under field condition Jeffrey I, Kehinde I, Ayo-John E, Bankole P, Abberton M, Kumar PL, Adegboyega T, Oyatomi O Sci Rep 27-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11055943
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-59977-6
PMID:38678095
Forgotten Gems: Exploring the Untapped Benefits of Underutilized Legumes in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Environmental Sustainability Odeku OA, Ogunniyi QA, Ogbole OO, Fettke J Plants (Basel) 26-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11085438
doi:10.3390/plants13091208
PMID:38732424
Fire facilitates ground layer plant diversity in a Miombo ecosystem Wieczorkowski JD, Lehmann CE, Archibald S, Banda S, Goyder DJ, Kaluwe M, Kapinga K, Larridon I, Mashau AC, Phiri E, Syampungani S Ann Bot 04-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11082521
doi:10.1093/aob/mcae035
PMID:38468311
Mainstreaming traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses for nutrition, income, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for Kenya and Ethiopia Ngigi PB, Termote C, Pallet D, Amiot MJ Front Nutr 07-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10749635
doi:10.3389/fnut.2023.1197703
PMID:38146328
Nutritional quality and physicochemical properties of biscuit from composite flour of wheat, African yam bean and tigernut Dada MA, Bello FA, Omobulejo FO, Olukunle FE Heliyon 19-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10687072
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22477
PMID:38034758
Protein Hydrolysate from Underutilized Legumes: Unleashing the Potential for Future Functional Foods Azman AT, Mohd Isa NS, Mohd Zin Z, Abdullah MA, Aidat O, Zainol MK Prev Nutr Food Sci 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10567599
doi:10.3746/pnf.2023.28.3.209
PMID:37842256
Analysis of plant expression profiles revealed that aphid attack triggered dynamic defense responses in sorghum plant Huang Y, Huang J Front Genet 15-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10465342
doi:10.3389/fgene.2023.1194273
PMID:37655065
Pharmacological effect of Argyrolobium roseum (Camb.) Jaub & Spach extracts against lead‐induced toxicity in rats Rasool N, Omer MO, Javeed A, Nawaz M, Imran M, Hussain M, Mushtaq Z, AL Jbawi E Food Sci Nutr 24-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10563752
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3570
PMID:37823099
Functional Bioactivities of Soluble Seed Proteins from Two Leguminous Seeds Adewole TS, Dudu BB, Oladele JO, Oyeleke OM, Kuku A Prev Nutr Food Sci 30-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10321450
doi:10.3746/pnf.2023.28.2.160
PMID:37416787
Exploiting genetic and genomic resources to enhance productivity and abiotic stress adaptation of underutilized pulses Dwivedi SL, Chapman MA, Abberton MT, Akpojotor UL, Ortiz R Front Genet 16-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10311922
doi:10.3389/fgene.2023.1193780
PMID:37396035
Nutritional, functional, and bioactive properties of african underutilized legumes Popoola JO, Ojuederie OB, Aworunse OS, Adelekan A, Oyelakin AS, Oyesola OL, Akinduti PA, Dahunsi SO, Adegboyega TT, Oranusi SU, Ayilara MS, Omonhinmin CA Front Plant Sci 14-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10141332
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1105364
PMID:37123863
Dataset on estimate of intra-specific genetic variability of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms.) based on rbcL gene marker Popoola JO, Eruemulor DI, Ojuederie OB, Oyelakin AS Data Brief 02-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9945715
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2023.108944
PMID:36845648
Genome-Wide Association Study Revealed SNP Alleles Associated with Seed Size Traits in African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich.) Harms) Olomitutu OE, Paliwal R, Abe A, Oluwole OO, Oyatomi OA, Abberton MT Genes (Basel) 13-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9777823
doi:10.3390/genes13122350
PMID:36553617
Escalate protein plates from legumes for sustainable human nutrition Singh N, Jain P, Ujinwal M, Langyan S Front Nutr 04-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9672682
doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.977986
PMID:36407518
The Exploitation of Orphan Legumes for Food, Income, and Nutrition Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Popoola JO, Aworunse OS, Ojuederie OB, Adewale BD, Ajani OC, Oyatomi OA, Eruemulor DI, Adegboyega TT, Obembe OO Front Plant Sci 17-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9156806
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.782140
PMID:35665143

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