Vigna khandalensis

Botanical Description

Vigna khandalensis is an erect, branched, annual plant producing 1 - 2 primary stems near the base and growing around 130 - 240cm tall[ 1620 Title Vigna khandalensis (Santapau) Raghavan et Wadhwa: a promising underutilized, wild, endemic legume of the Northern We Publication Genet Resour Crop Evol June 2018 Author Suraj D. Umdale et al Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0657-y Publisher Year 2018 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food - mainly in times of shortage, though the plant is also cultivated locally as a food crop in western India[ 1620 Title Vigna khandalensis (Santapau) Raghavan et Wadhwa: a promising underutilized, wild, endemic legume of the Northern We Publication Genet Resour Crop Evol June 2018 Author Suraj D. Umdale et al Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0657-y Publisher Year 2018 ISBN Description ]. Vigna khandalensis is noted to be rare, which implies a small population and possibly a small area of occupancy, although this could not be accurately calculated. The threats to the habitat within the range of this species are ongoing and the habitat is also fragmented. The population is inferred to have suffered a decline, although this is difficult to quantify. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].