Vigna radiata
Celera Bean, Green Gam
Other regional names: Jerusalem Pea +1 more
- Jerusalem Pea
- Mung Bean
Also known as: ? dublobata Roxb. +10 more
- ? dublobata Roxb.
- Azukia radiata (L.) Ohwi
- Phaseolus aureus Wall.
- Phaseolus radiatus L.
- Phaseolus radiatus var. aureus Prain
- Phaseolus radiatus var. grandis Prain
- Phaseolus radiatus var. typicus Prain
- Vigna opistricha A.Rich.
- Vigna radiata subsp. dublobata (Roxb.) Verdc.
- Vigna radiata var. dublobata (Roxb.) Verdc.
- Vigna radicata (L.) Wilczek
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual or perennial.
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Vigna radiata (commonly known as Celera-Bean or Green Gam) is a scrambling annual or perennial plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Great Britain, Guinea, Hainan, Honduras, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Marianas, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Qinghai, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South European Russia, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms