Abstract
During a medicinal plant survey in Amba MPCA, Raigarh District of Maharashtra, a rare and endemic species of Crotalaria, Crotalaria prostrata var. levis, (Fabaceae) were rediscovered after type specimens author collected from Amba MPCA in Maharashtra after 94 years.
Highlights
The genus Crotalaria L. is one of the largest economically important genus belongs to the family Fabaceae
A small population with 8 individuals were observed within the MPCA. This endemic species was collected by [8], from Neterhat of Jharkhand state and it is poorly represented in the Indian Herbaria
The specimen was critically examined with the reference of available relevant literature [8-5-Kew Herbarium], voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium (FRLH), the newly collected plants have been identified as Crotalaria prostrata var. levis. (Fig.1)
Summary
The genus Crotalaria L. is one of the largest economically important genus belongs to the family Fabaceae. Ansari [5] reported 38 endemic and conservatively prioritized species to India, of which 8 are restricted to Maharashtra. A small population with 8 individuals were observed within the MPCA This endemic species was collected by [8], from Neterhat of Jharkhand state and it is poorly represented in the Indian Herbaria. The specimen was critically examined with the reference of available relevant literature [8-5-Kew Herbarium], voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium (FRLH), the newly collected plants have been identified as Crotalaria prostrata var. In India only one type specimen represented and after type specimens, author collected endemic species from Amba MPCA in Maharashtra state. Despite the revisions of Indian Crotalaria L. was done by Anasari [5] and floristic studies carried out by various researchers [-7] in the Western Ghats
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