Dolichos biflorus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 727. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 5353.

Lectotype (Brenan in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 416. 1954): Herb. A. van Royen No. 908.115-2120 (L) .

Current name: Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Westphal (Pulses Ethiopia, Taxon. Agric. Signif.: 214, 224. 1974) provides an extensive discussion on the typification of this name, as does Verdcourt (in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Leguminosae 4: 643. 1971).