title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006 (MS), Solapur, India.
authors.forename: Sayajirao P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006 (MS), Solapur, India.
authors.forename: Ramchandra D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006 (MS), Solapur, India.
authors.forename: Sonali D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Randive
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006 (MS), Solapur, India.
authors.forename: Krushnadeoray U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Garad
keywords: Ceratotropis; dimorphic seeds; taxonomy.