Occurrence record: Spirit:66754.000
Specimen
of
Lablab purpureus subsp. purpureus
Dataset
| Data resource | Fabaceae |
| Institution code |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Supplied institution code "K" |
| Collection code |
Spirit
Supplied collection code "Spirit" |
| Catalogue number | 66754.000 |
| Occurrence ID | http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/66754.000 |
| Basis of record | Preserved specimen |
| Identified by | Verdcourt Dr B |
| License | other |
| Modified | 2025-01-27 Supplied as 2025-01-27 06:56:43.627000 |
| Occurrence remarks | Label source: Obtained at New Taj Stores, Brick Lane, London E.1. Known as Seim in Bengali shops. Opuscular source: To go with Lablab p. ssp p. specimens. Laura, I would say it was subsp purpureus - as to cultivar names I am not sure there are any really. I have looked in Rivels and it is very similar to what he says is very close to Dolichos leucocarpus Savi. So it could be called Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp purpureus cultivar 'close to that represented by Dolichos leucocarpus savi' but it wouldbe better to give it a definite Hindi name for that type only. I think Seim refers to a whole range. Rivels ( Rev. last Bot. Appl. 33:314-322 & 518-537) does quite well with the range of variation but does not formalise a classification of varieties.Thisneeds doing but would be a big job and should be done by an Asian botanist. Wealth of India 3:104 gives more native names. Sorry that's the best I can do. If you do not want the pods please send them back to me. They ought to be kept I think. Dr B Verdcourt. 13.03.1985. |
| Occurrence status | present |
| Abcd identification qualifier | Not provided |
Event
| Date precision | Not Supplied |
| Event remarks | Cultivar nr Dolichos leucocarpa Savi |
Taxonomy
| Higher classification | Fabaceae |
| Scientific name | Lablab purpureus subsp. purpureus |
| Taxon rank | subspecies |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Lablab |
| Species | Lablab purpureus |
| Taxonomic issue | No issues |
| Name match metric |
Exact match
The supplied name matched the name exactly. |
| Name parse type | SCIENTIFIC |
| Infraspecific epithet | purpureus |
