Vigna indica, a new name for Vigna trilobata var. pusilla and a note on section Aconitifoliae in India

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Published: 30.06.2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2011.21.01.01
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Aconitifoliae, India, New Status, Vigna indica, Vigna trilobata var. pusilla

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T. M. Dixit
Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur – 416 004, Maharashtra, India.
S. P. Sutar
Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur – 416 004, Maharashtra, India.
S. R. Yadav
Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur – 416 004, Maharashtra, India.
K. V. Bhat
National Research Centre on DNA Fingerprinting, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa, New Delhi – 110 012, India.
S. R. Rao
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University, Permanent Campus, Maykynroh, Umshing, Shillong – 793 022, Meghalaya, India.

Abstract

Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc. var. pusilla Naik & Pokle is elevated to the rank of species and a new name, viz.,  V. indica T.M. Dixit, K.V. Bhat & S.R. Yadav is proposed based on critical field and herbarium studies. An amplified description of taxon is provided. A comparison of selected characters that distinguish closely related species belonging to section Aconitifoliae is given along with a taxonomic key for identification of species.

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2011): Rheedea

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Dixit, T. M., Sutar, S. P., Yadav, S. R., Bhat, K. V., & Rao, S. R. (2011). Vigna indica, a new name for Vigna trilobata var. pusilla and a note on section Aconitifoliae in India. Rheedea, 21(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2011.21.01.01
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