Section Ceratotropis of subgenus Ceratotropis of Vigna (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae) in India with a new species from northern Western Ghats

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Published: 30.06.2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2012.22.01.07
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India, New Species, Northern Western Ghats, Section Ceratotropis, Vigna

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M. M. Aitawade
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. Rao
Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University, Maykynroh, Umshing, Shillong – 793 022, Meghalaya, India
S. K. Malik
Tissue culture and Cryopreservation Unit, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa, New Delhi – 110 012, 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

Abstract

Section Ceratotropis of subgenus Ceratotropis of the genus Vigna Savi in India, along with comparison of selected characters and an artificial key to the species of the section is given. A new species of Vigna belonging to the section from northern Western Ghats is described and illustrated. In addition, V. mungo var. silvestris is raised to species level.

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2012): Rheedea

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Aitawade, M. M., Sutar, S. P., Rao, S. R., Malik, S. K., Yadav, S. R., & Bhat, K. V. (2012). Section Ceratotropis of subgenus Ceratotropis of Vigna (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae) in India with a new species from northern Western Ghats. Rheedea, 22(1), 20-27. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2012.22.01.07
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