Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Vigna dalzelliana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vigna dalzelliana is a perennial plant producing stems that creep over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is also sometimes grown for soil conservation. The forest habitat of this species suffers from the general threats of loss and degradation as a result of expanding human populations, particularly conversion for agricultural purposes. There is no population data available, however, the population is inferred to be large as it has a wide geographical distribution and occurs in forest over a large altitudinal range. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Pakistan, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines.

HabitatVar dalzelliana is found mainly on burned places in forests, on black soils, to 2,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Var elongata occurs in gorges on sandy soils[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. A component of the ground flora of monsoon forest, it is also found mountain grassland[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].