Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Vigna aconitifolia from Chakrata road and Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Maréchal,  Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39:160. 1969

syn: Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacquin

Common names: Mat bean, moth bean

Prostrate herb with trifoliate densely hairy leaves; leaflets palmately lobed; inflorescence raceme on axillary peduncle, 5-6 cm long with yellowish hairs; corolla yellow, 4-5 mm long; pod 5-6 cm long, pubescent when young, finally glabrous.

Cultivated as pulse, photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata road and from Khalsa College, Delhi.

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[Balkar Singh]

Thanks Sir My some pics from Chakrata now got their names now

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[Satish Phadke]

I had not seen only heard about this one Good illustrative images.

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[J.M. Garg]

This does not appear to be Vigna aconitifolia as per publication details in Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Climber/Climbing shrubs : Fwd: PlANT FOR ID 146 SMP OCT 09

Clear image of the stipules may resolve the matter.

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J.M.Garg

[J.M. Garg]

Maybe Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi

Pl. check.

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J.M.Garg