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| Article Name : | | | THE GENUS INDIGOFERA L. (FABACEAE) IN DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA | | Author Name : | | | R. Kottaimuthu , N. Vasudevan | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4535 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The genus Indigofera L. is a large pantropical genus in Fabaceae, belongs to the tribe Indigofereae with 750 species. It is represented by about 60 species and 10 varieties in India. No comprehensive account on the Indigofera of Dindigul district is available. During the systematic studies on the legumes of Dindigul district for Ph.D dissertation of the first author, intensive explorations in various hill ranges of Dindigul district and survey of specimens at various herbaria revealed that the district is blessed with 29 species including six endemic taxa. Among the hill ranges of Dindigul district, Palani hills harbors 23 species, followed by Sirumalai hills with 16 species, Karandamalai 12 species, Ottanchatram jungles 10 species, Alagar hills 8 species, Pannamalai 8 species and Ayalur hills 6 species. Indigofera coerulea, I. glabra and I. uniflora forms new distributional record to Dindigul District. Among the 29 species, Indigofera arnotii, I. barberi, I. glabra, I. marginulata, I. ultima and I. uniflora are facing serious threat of extinction. The present article provides updated nomenclature, detailed description and phytogeography of the taxon in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. | | Keywords : | | - hard work and specialized ,
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