Checklist of Fabaceae Lindley in Balaghat Ranges of Maharashtra, India
Citation
Gore R (2015). Checklist of Fabaceae Lindley in Balaghat Ranges of Maharashtra, India. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e4541 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-25.Description
The present paper provides an enumeration of leguminous taxa of Balaghat Ranges of Maharashtra along with their habits, phenological deta and voucher specimen numbers. During the present work, a total of 123 species, 4 subspecies and 17 varieties of Fabaceae have been recorded for Balaghat Ranges of Maharashtra, of which 119 taxa are occurring in wild while 25 are under cultivation. The members of Fabaceae are dominant in herbaceous vegetation of the Balaghat Ranges. There are more species in genera like Crotalaria (23 taxa), Indigofera (16 taxa), Alysicarpus (14 taxa), Vigna (11 taxa) and Desmodium (8 taxa). Twelve taxa are endemic to India of which Indigofera deccanensis falls into Critically Endangered IUCN Red data category. The legumes of Balaghat Ranges have many actual and potential uses such as food, fodder and sources of edible oil, natural dyes, industrial lubricants, timber and medicines. About 19 leguminous taxa are wild relatives of food and fodder crops have resistance to pests and diseases, and abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity, can be used for crop improvement.Taxonomic Coverages
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Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006
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Ramchandra Gore
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position: Dr
Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006
Maharashtra
IN
email: ramdgore@gmail.com
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position: Dr
Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006
Maharashtra
IN
email: ramdgore@gmail.com