Vignayadavii (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from Western Ghats, India.

ABSTRACT: A new species of Vigna Savi, subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc., Vignayadavii S.P. Gaikwad, R.D. Gore, S.D. Randive & K.U. Garad, sp. nov. is described and illustrated here. It is morphologically close to Vignadalzelliana (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.

SUBMITTER: Gaikwad SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4290503 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature