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Vigna is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. It includes some well-known cultivated species, including many types of beans. Some members of the genus were previously classified in Phaseolus. According to Hortus Third, Vigna differs from Phaseolus in biochemistry and pollen structure, and in details of the style and stipules.

Uses
Root tubers of Vigna species have traditionally been used as food by the Indigenous Peoples of the Northern Territory of Australia. ==Selected species==
Selected species
'' '' The genus Vigna contains at least 90 species, including: Subgenus CeratotropisVigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Maréchal—moth bean, mat bean, Turkish gram • Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi—adzuki bean, red bean • Vigna angularis var. angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi • Vigna angularis var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi • Vigna glabrescens Maréchal et al. • Vigna grandiflora (Prain) Tateishi & Maxted • Vigna hirtella Ridley • Vigna minima (Roxb.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi • Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper—black gram, black lentil, white lentil, urd-bean, urad bean • Vigna mungo var. silvestris Lukoki, Maréchal & Otoul • Vigna nakashimae (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi • Vigna nepalensis Tateishi & Maxted • Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek—mung bean, green gram, golden gram, mash bean, green soy, celera-bean, Jerusalem-pea • Vigna radiata var. radiata (L.) Wilczek • Vigna radiata var. sublobata (Roxb.) Verdc. • Vigna reflexopilosa Hayata—Creole-bean • Vigna reflexopilosa var. reflexopilosa Hayata • Vigna reflexopilosa var. glabra Tomooka & Maxted • Vigna riukiuensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & H. Ohashi • Vigna sahyadriana Aitawade, K.V.Bhat & S.R.Yadav • Vigna stipulacea Kuntze • Vigna subramaniana (Babu ex Raizada) M. Sharma • Vigna tenuicaulis N. Tomooka & Maxted • Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc.—jungle mat bean, jungli-bean, African gram, three-lobe-leaved cowpea • Vigna trinervia (Heyne ex Wall.) Tateishi & Maxted • Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi—ricebean, red bean, climbing mountain-bean, mambi bean, Oriental-bean Subgenus HaydoniaVigna monophylla Taub. • Vigna nigritia Hook. f. • Vigna schimperi Baker • Vigna triphylla (R. Wilczek) Verdc. Subgenus LasiospronVigna diffusa (Scott-Elliot) A. Delgado & Verdc. • Vigna juruana (Harms) Verdc. • Vigna lasiocarpa (Mart. ex Benth.) Verdc. • Vigna longifolia (Benth.) Verdc. • Vigna schottii (Bentham) A. Delgado & Verdc. • Vigna trichocarpa (C. Wright ex Sauvalle) A. Delgado • Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich.—zombi pea, wild cowpea • Vigna vexillata var. angustifoliaVigna vexillata var. youngiana Subgenus VignaVigna ambacensis Welw. ex Bak. • Vigna angivensis Baker • Vigna filicaulis Hepper • Vigna friesiorum Harms • Vigna gazensis Baker f. • Vigna hosei (Craib) Backer—Sarowak/Sarawak bean • Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.—Dalrymple vigna • Vigna membranacea A. Rich. • Vigna membranacea subsp. caesia (Chiov.) Verdc. • Vigna membranacea subsp. membranacea A. Rich. • Vigna monantha Thulin • Vigna racemosa (G. Don) Hutch. & Dalziel • Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.—Bambara groundnut, Congo goober, hog-peanut, jugo bean, njugumawe (Swahili) (sometimes separated in Voandzeia) • Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.—cowpea, crowder pea, Southern pea, Reeve's-pea, snake-bean • Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindricacatjangVigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana—wild cowpea, African cowpea, Ethiopian cowpea • Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalisyardlong bean, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, Chinese long bean, pea-bean • Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculatablack-eyed pea, black-eyed bean ===Incertae sedis=== • Vigna comosaVigna dalzellianaVigna debilis Fourc. • Vigna decipiensVigna dinteri Harms • Vigna dolichoides Baker in Hooker f. • Vigna frutescensVigna gracilisVigna kirkiiVigna lanceolata—pencil yam, Maloga-bean, parsnip-bean, merne arlatyeye (Arrernte) • Vigna lobata (Willd.) Endl. • Vigna lobatifoliaVigna marina (Burm.f.) Merr.—dune-bean, notched cowpea, sea-bean, mohihihi, nanea (Hawaiian) • Vigna multifloraVigna nervosaVigna oblongifoliaVigna owahuensis Vogel—Oahu cowpea • Vigna parkeri—creeping vigna • Vigna pilosa ==References==
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