Phaseolus sphaerospermus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1018. 1763.

"Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 5328.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

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