Indigofera vicioides Jaub. &amp; Spach (Fabaceae): a new distributional record for the flora of the Eastern Ghats, India

Devanathan, Krishnamoorthy; Dhatchanamoorthy, Narayanasamy

doi:10.2478/biorc-2022-0008

Abstract

Indigofera vicioides Jaub. & Spach (Fabaceae) is a paleotropical species and a rarely found legume of the Southern India. This was the first time it has been recorded in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. This article provides a detailed description of this finding together with images and field notes.

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Indigofera vicioides Jaub. & Spach (Fabaceae): a new distributional record for the flora of the Eastern Ghats, India

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