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

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

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A new species Gift Bag 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 Gift Card seed coat.