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Vigna subterranea

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID643fda4dde9a9528712432
Scientific name Vigna subterranea
Authority (L.) Verdc.
First published in Kew Bull.35: 474 (1980)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 23 (1806)
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) DC.
Glycine subterranea L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1023 (1763)
Tetrodea subterranea (L.) Raf. New Fl.1: 81 (1836)
Arachidna trifolia Adans. ex A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop.13: 697 (1933)
Arachis africana Burm.f. Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 22 (1768)
Cryptolobus africanus Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 218 (1826)
Cryptolobus subterraneus (L.) Spreng. Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2, 2: 760 (1818)
Geolobus flavus Raf. New Fl.1: 85 (1836)
Voandzeia subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Hepper Kew Bull.16: 400 (1962)
Voandzeia subterranea f. spontanea Harms Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin5: 257 (1912)
Vigna subterranea var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet Fl. Zambes.3(5): 125 (2001)

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Language Common/alternative name
English bambara groundnut
English bambarra groundnut
Arabic لوبياء مطمورة
dag simkpilli
German bambara-erdnuß
German erderbse
German bambara-erdnuss
dga simie
Esperanto voandzeo
Finnish maapapu
French voandzou
French pois de terre
French pois bambara
Indonesian kacang bogor
Igbo bambara groundnut
Japanese バンバラマメ
jv kacang bogor
Korean 밤바라땅콩
Malagasy voanzo
Macedonian бамбарска кикиритка
Malay kacang bogor
Norwegian Bokmål angolaert
Dutch bambara groundnut
Sango gbô-kôrâ
Shona nyimo
su kacang bogor
Swedish bambarajordnöt
Swahili mnjugu-mawe

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
    • Southern Africa
      • Namibia
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • India
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000189255
UNII XCV00780GZ
USDA Plants VISU7
Tropicos 13072862
INPN 844274
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525534-1
The Plant List ild-3577
Open Tree Of Life 853659
NCBI Taxonomy 115715
IUCN Red List 170477
IPNI 525534-1
iNaturalist 329683
GBIF 2982714
Freebase /m/02gzvn
EOL 655134
US Library of Congress sh85011403
USDA GRIN 105107
Wikipedia Vigna_subterranea

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Degradation Rate/Vulnerability Potential and Fertility Status of Luvisols in the Mandara Mountains (Far-North Cameroon) Tamto Mamdem EL, Tsozué D, Matakon E, Apiniel Atourakail MR, Moudjie Noubissie NM, Basga SD, Nzeugang Nzeukou A, Oyono Bitom DL ScientificWorldJournal 06-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11090670
doi:10.1155/2024/6565723
PMID:38741609
Unravelling taboos and cultural beliefs associated with hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Buyende district Eastern Uganda Tugume P, Mustafa AS, Walusansa A, Ojelel S, Nyachwo EB, Muhumuza E, Nampeera M, Kabbale F, Ssenku JE J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11064283
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00682-z
PMID:38693532
Editorial: Molecular and breeding mechanisms for enhanced performance in underutilized leguminous crops in Africa Horn LN, Labuschagne MT Front Genet 05-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10949365
doi:10.3389/fgene.2024.1385989
PMID:38505829
Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) GATA Family Reveals a Role for CsGATA12 as a Regulator of Citrus Bacterial Canker Resistance Fan J, Xian B, Huang X, Yu Q, Zhang M, Zhang C, Jia R, Chen S, He Y, Li Q Int J Mol Sci 02-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10931568
doi:10.3390/ijms25052924
PMID:38474170
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in Boreda Abaya District, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia Zemede J, Mekuria T, Ochieng CO, Onjalalaina GE, Hu GW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 28-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10900619
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00666-z
PMID:38419092
Feeding Value of Lupins, Field Peas, Faba Beans and Chickpeas for Poultry: An Overview David LS, Nalle CL, Abdollahi MR, Ravindran V Animals (Basel) 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10886283
doi:10.3390/ani14040619
PMID:38396587
Pulse Protein Isolates as Competitive Food Ingredients: Origin, Composition, Functionalities, and the State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Zhu X, Li X, Liu X, Li J, Zeng XA, Li Y, Yuan Y, Teng YX Foods 19-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10778321
doi:10.3390/foods13010006
PMID:38201034
Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop and Medicinal Plants Dobrikova AG Plants (Basel) 15-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10746992
doi:10.3390/plants12244167
PMID:38140494
Biocultural diversity and crop improvement Gepts P Emerg Top Life Sci 12-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10754339
doi:10.1042/ETLS20230067
PMID:38084755
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
Plant-Associated Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus: Inside Agents for Biocontrol and Genetic Recombination in Phytomicrobiome Sorokan A, Gabdrakhmanova V, Kuramshina Z, Khairullin R, Maksimov I Plants (Basel) 30-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10707757
doi:10.3390/plants12234037
PMID:38068672
Spatial-temporal variability in under-canopy soil fertility and nutritional contents of cashew trees in Makonde Plateau of southeastern Tanzania Makale AR, Mourice SK, Kapinga FA Heliyon 14-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10694330
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22321
PMID:38053893
Genomic mechanisms of plant growth-promoting bacteria in the production of leguminous crops Adedayo AA, Babalola OO Front Genet 03-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10654986
doi:10.3389/fgene.2023.1276003
PMID:38028595
Towards inoculant development for Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean (L.) Verdc) pulse crop production in Namibia Sarkar A, Fwanyanga FM, Horn LN, Welzel S, Diederichs M, Kerk LJ, Zimmermann M, Reinhold-Hurek B Front Plant Sci 26-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10641001
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1270356
PMID:37965028
A harmonised dataset for modelling select underutilised crops Across EU Wimalasiri EM, Jahanshiri E, Perego A, Botta M, Azam-Ali SN Data Brief 13-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10616134
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2023.109679
PMID:37915832

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Palmitic Acid 985 Click to see 256.42 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
Stearic Acid 5281 Click to see 284.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Elaidolinolenic acid 5282822 Click to see 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
Linoleic Acid 5280450 Click to see 280.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
Linolenic Acid 5280934 Click to see 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
Lysine 5962 Click to see C(CCN)CC(C(=O)O)N 146.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Monosaccharides / Hexoses
(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal 3037556 Click to see C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
D-Galactose 6036 Click to see 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
D-Glucose 5793 Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
D(+)-Glucose 107526 Click to see C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O 180.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)chromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 154497121 Click to see 493.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF960897C
Kuromanin 441667 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 449.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF960897C
Petunidin 3-Glucoside 443651 Click to see 479.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF960897C
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside 21606527 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC(=C3C(=C2)OC(=C(C3=O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O 594.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(92)90087-T

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