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

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 clei...

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Autores principales: Gaikwad, Sayajirao P., Gore, Ramchandra D., Randive, Sonali D., Garad, Krushnadeoray U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2014
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Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4290503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25589877
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e4281
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Sumario: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.

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