Mucuna laticifera, a new species from Sikkim

A group of scientists/ reserachers during a recent field survey in Sikkim have found a new species Mucuna laticifera from Sikkim, India.

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Article Abstract
 

Mucuna laticifera, a new species of Fabaceae from Sikkim state of India is described and illustrated here. It can be distinguished from its closely related species by the presence of a watery latex, uniformly green to pale yellow corolla, glabrous standard and wings and parallel pod margins.