Vigna yadavii (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from Western Ghats, India

A new species of Vigna Savi, subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc., Vigna yadaviii S.P. Gaikwad, R.D. Gore, S.D. Randive & K.U. Garad, sp. nov. is described and illustrated here. It is morphologically close to Vigna dalzelliana (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.