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leguminosae
southern India
Tamil Nadu
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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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