Vigna yadavii (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from Western Ghats, India

By

Gaikwad, Sayajirao
Gore, Ramchandra
Randive, Sonali
Garad, Krushnadeoray

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-12-23

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

2

Pages

1--9

Subjects

Ceratotropis , dimorphic seeds , taxonomy.

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e4281

 

Abstract

A new species of Vigna Savi, subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc., Vigna yadavii S.P. Gaikwad, R.D. Gore, S.D. Randive & K.U. Garad, sp. nov. is described and illustrated here. It is morphologically close to Vigna dalzelliana (Kuntze) Verdc. but differs in its underground obligate cleistogamous flowers on positively geotropic branches, hairy calyx, small corolla, linear style beak and dimorphic seeds with shiny seed coat.