Mucuna interrupta Gagnep. (Magnoliopsida: Fabaceae): a new plant record for Nagaland, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9472.17.7.27295-27299Keywords:
Climber, ecological notes, ethnobotanical uses, new record, phenology, riparian vegetation, Nagaland flora, taxonomic descriptionAbstract
Mucuna interrupta Gagnep. (Fabaceae), a riparian climber of the genus, is reported for the first time in the flora of Nagaland. A comprehensive taxonomic account of the species is presented in this paper, including a morphological description, colour photographs, ecological notes, ethnobotanical uses, phenology, and the need for conservation.
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