Flemingia sootepensis (Leguminosae): its occurrence in India, notes on identity and typification

SANDIP K. GAVADE; L.J.G. VAN DER MAESEN; MANOJ M. LEKHAK

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.328.3.7

Issue: Vol. 328 No. 3: 21 November 2017

Type: Article

Published: 2017-11-21

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.328.3.7

Page range: 283–290

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Flemingia sootepensis (Leguminosae): its occurrence in India, notes on identity and typification

SANDIP K. GAVADE⁺⁻
L.J.G. VAN DER MAESEN⁺⁻
MANOJ M. LEKHAK⁺⁻

Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur--416004, Maharashtra, India.

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands.

Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur--416004, Maharashtra, India.

Flemingia macrophylla Kerr syntype Taxonomy Western Ghats Eudicots

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Abstract

Flemingia sootepensis Craib (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) has been collected from the Western Ghats. This paper is the first report of the species from India. In addition, the binomial F. sootepensis is lectotypified, and a detailed description and colour photos are provided to facilitate identification of this species.