taxonID	type	description	language	source
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	diagnosis	Morphologically allied to A. tetragonolobus Edgew. var. tetragonolobus but distinct by its habit (procumbent and slender vs. procumbent to erect and robust), corolla (mono-coloured vs. mono to bi-coloured), pod (falcate vs. straight), articles (compressed, bi-convex, isobilateral vs. tetragonolobus or quadrangular), terminal article (continued into a stout beak vs. minute and articulated beak) and beak (persistent vs. caducous).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	materials_examined	Type: INDIA, Maharashtra, Kolhapur district, N 16.678644, E 74.263666, Rajaram lake, 05.11.2019, S. P. Bramhadande, J. V. Dalavi, P. R. Mane & S. R. Yadav JVD- 1392 (holo CAL!; iso CAL!, SUK! & BSI!).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	description	Annual, branched procumbent herbs, to 10 – 20 cm tall. Stems slender, sparingly branched, sparsely pilose. Leaves unifoliolate, elliptic-ovate to lanceolate, 1.5 – 3.5 × 0.3 – 0.5 cm., base rounded and apex acute to rounded, margins entire, dorsiventrally glabrous to sparsely pilose on both the surfaces; petioles 0.3 – 0.5 cm long. Racemes terminal, 4 – 10 cm long. Flowers 0.7 – 1 cm across; pedicels c. 5 mm long, usually paired; bracts ovate to broad lanceolate, c. 3 × 1.5 mm, acuminate, ciliate, faintly veined; bracteoles linear, c. 2 × 0.3 mm, ciliate along margins. Calyx c. 6 mm across; sepals 5, anterior two united forming V-shaped notch in the middle, scarious. Petals 5, papilionaceous; standard petal broadly ovate, 4 – 6 × 4 – 5 mm, emarginate at apex, clawed at base, glabrous, dark pink; wing petals 0.5 – 0.6 × 0.2 – 0.4 cm, clawed, glabrous, pink to red; keel petals ovate-elliptic, c. 4 × 1 mm, clawed, pink. Stamens diadelphous (9 + 1); staminal column c. 3 mm long; filaments glabrous. Gynoecium c. 3 mm long; style bent at middle, sparsely hairy on the apical portion. Pods sickle shaped or falcate, 1 – 1.5 cm long, dorsiventrally compressed, articles 2 – 6, terminal article continued into thick stout beak; beak c. 3 mm, non-articulated, persistent; article c. 3 × 2.5 mm, more or less biconvex, isobilateral, slightly longer than broader, deeply reticulated, green when young, black to brown when mature. Seeds ovate to spherical, c. 2 × 1.5 mm, slightly compressed, yellowish brown, polished. Flowering & fruiting: Flowering from September to November and fruiting from October to January.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	biology_ecology	Habitat: Common along lakesides in wet grasslands in association with Alysicarpus. tetragonolobus var. tetragonolobus, A. vaginalis (L.) DC., Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC., Zornia gibbosa Span. (all Fabaceae), Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl. (Cyperaceae), and Pulicaria wightiana Clarke (Asteraceae).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The variety epithet ‘ falcatus’ comes from the falcate shape of the pods.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Rajaram Lake (Kolhapur), Maharashtra, India.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	conservation	Conservation status: No detailed data is available on the distribution of this variety, hence assessed here as Data Deficient (DD) as per the guidelines of IUCN (2019).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD4C33FFF60FC2869C2.taxon	discussion	Notes: The variety has a very distinct pod in the whole genus, as the majority of species have pods showing a distinct articulation at the base of the beak, but here, the terminal article is directly converted into beak.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	description	Fig. 2	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	diagnosis	Closely allied to A. tetragonolobus Edgew. var. tetragonolobus but differs by its racemes (congested vs. elongated), flowers (4 - 6 mm across vs.> 8 mm across), corolla (included in the calyx vs. exserted from calyx), standard petal (longer than broad vs. broader than long), claw (nearly equal to limb vs. much smaller than limb) and articles of pods (longer than broad vs. as long as or broader than long).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	materials_examined	Type: INDIA, Maharashtra, Kolhapur district, Ujalaiwadi, N 16.662947, E 74.27649112, 12.11.2020, J. V. Dalavi, R. N. Mane & S. R. Yadav JVD- 1393 (holo CAL!; iso CAL!, SUK! & BSI!).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	description	Annual, sub-erect, sparingly branched herbs, to 15 – 30 cm high. Stems sparingly branched, terete, with woody root stock, c. 0.3 cm in diam., minutely hairy to glabrous, with distinct nodes due to remnants of scarious stipules and stipels, internodes as long as or longer than leaves. Leaves unifoliolate, ovate, oblong to elliptic, 1 – 2.5 × 0.25 – 0.5 cm, thick, rounded at base, sub – acute at apex, glabrous to pilose at both the surfaces, green above pale beneath; stipules scarious, c. 4 × 1 mm, striated, acute at apex, ciliate and deltoid along margin; stipels lanceolate, c. 2 mm long, striated, ciliated and minutely deltoid at margins; petioles c. 0.25 cm long, sparsely ciliate. Inflorescence congetsed, unbranched racemes, 2 – 4.5 cm long. Flowers 0.4 – 0.6 cm across; pedicel 1.5 – 2 mm, straight, sparse ciliate; bracts broad ovate, c. 2.5 × 1.5 mm, acute to acuminate at apex, striate, ciliate throughout; bracteoles linear-lanceolate, 1 – 1.2 × c. 0.5 mm, striate, ciliate, green. Calyx 4 – 5 × 6.5 – 7 mm when fully dissected; sepals 5, scarious, connate at base, anterior two sepals united forming a deep notch in the middle; posterior one and lateral two ovate, acute to acuminate at apex; ciliate outside, striate. Corolla 4 – 6 mm across, as long as or shorter than calyx, mono-coloured, pink; standard petals narrow-ovate, c. 3 × 2 mm, longer than broad, claw as long as limb, triangular, limb shallowly notched at apex, pink; wing petals narrow ovate to elliptic, c. 3 × 1.5 mm, clawed; keel petals boat shaped c. 2.5 × 0.5 mm, pink. Stamens diadelphous (9 + 1); staminal column c. 2.5 - 3 mm long; filaments glabrous. Gynoecium c. 3 mm long; ovary elongated, sub-terete, style curved, stigma capitate. Pods, 1 – 2.5 cm long, beaded, tetragonolobus, articles longer than broader, deeply reticulated, straw coloured. Seeds ovate, spherical to ovate-elongate, 1 - 1.5 × 1 mm, slightly compressed. Flowering & fruiting: Flowering from September to November and fruiting from October to January.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	biology_ecology	Habitat: Common in open grasslands in association with Aeschynomene aspera L., Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.) DC., A. naikianus Pokle, A. tetragonolobus, A. vaginalis (L.) DC., Mimosa pudica L. (all Fabaceae), Alternanthera tenella Colla (Amaranthaceae), Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf. and Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees (both Poaceae).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The variety epithet ‘ micranthus’ refers to the character of the flowers, which in the variety are very small and included in the calyx (micro = small, anthus = flower).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Endemic to India.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	conservation	Conservation status: This variety is only reported from its type locality and is uncommon in open grasslands. Since data on population and distribution is not available, it is provisionally assessed here as Data Deficient (DD) (IUCN, 2019).	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
0A117676FFAAFFD1C1AFFB7AFAD768C9.taxon	discussion	Notes: It was observed that all flowers produced pods and it is suspected that the variety is adapted to self-pollination breeding, which, however, needs further detailed investigations.	en	J. V., Dalavi, S. P., Bramhadande, R. N., Mane, P. R., Mane, Yadav, S. R. (2021): Two new varieties of Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) from Peninsular India. Rheedea 31 (1): 25-30, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.01.04
