The present paper discusses distribution of 18 species from the family Leguminosae that shows interesting distribution pattern in Arunachal Pradesh. Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn., Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston, Cassia hochestetteri Ghesq., Crotalaria anagyroides Kunth, Dalbergia thomsonii Benth., Desmodium zonatum Miq., Flemingia involucrata Benth., Hylodesmum podocarpum (Candolle) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill., recorded for the first time for the state. The occurrence of Adenanthera pavonina L., Crotalaria humifuga Graham ex Benth., Erythrina arborescence Roxb., Indigofera pseudoreticulata Grierson & D. G. Long, Derris marginata (Roxb.) Benth., Desmodium laxiflorum DC, Mucuna imbricata DC. ex Baker, Shuteria involucrata (Wall.) Wight & Arn., and Trifolium repens L., Uraria lagopodioides (L.) Desv., recorded as extended distribution from adjacent states or phytogeographic region.
Keywords
New Records, Distribution, Arunachal Pradesh, Leguminosae.
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