title: Vignapandeyana (Fabaceae), a new species from northern Western Ghats, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vigna subg. Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc. represents a homogenous and distinct group of species with highly specialized complex floral characters. It is most diverse in Asia. India, with 24 species, represents a secondary center of species diversity of the subgenus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A new species, Vignapandeyana RD Gore, SP Gaikwad & SD Randive, is described from hill slopes of the northern Western Ghats of India. It resembles Vignayadavii Gaikwad et al. and Vignadalzelliana (Kuntze) Verdc. but differs from the latter in its dimorphic shoots (some subterranean, with cleistogamous flowers) and densely hairy pods, from the former by its curved style, flattened style beak, foveolate seed coat and absence of standard protuberance and horn-like keel pocket in cleistogamous flowers.
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sayajirao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ramchandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.affiliation: Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sonali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Randive
keywords: Ceratotropis; Taxonomy; cleistogamous flowers.; dimorphic shoots
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