PJB-2023-1532
Chesneya baltistanica (Chesneyinae: Caraganeae: Faboideae: Fabaceae) a new species from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Amir Sultan, Kamran Ishaq, Shakeel Ahmad Jatoi and Muhammad Ayub
Abstract
Chesneya is a genus in the tribe Caraganeae (Papilionideae: Fabaceae) represented in Pakistan by 7 species. The genus is mainly distributed in Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. A new species of Chesneya from section Chesneya, C. baltistanica is described and illustrated from Baltistan, Pakistan. The new species is characterized by axillary one-flowered inflorescence with pedicel smaller than leaves, 10 mm long mauve vexillum, c. 8 mm long calyx and unequal stipules. Chesneya baltistanica is compared with C. depressa (Oliver) Pop., which has shorter calyx, corolla, fruits and longer branches and with C. parviflora Jaub. & Spach which has relatively larger calyx and corolla and bears flowers in peduncled compact racemes
To Cite this article:
Sultan, A., K. Ishaq, S.A. Jatoi and M. Ayub. 2023. Chesneya baltistanica (Chesneyinae: Caraganeae: Faboideae: Fabaceae) a new species from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 55(4): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2023-4(14)
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