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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 113 SOME NEW RECORDS OF LEGUMES FROM GARHWAL HIMALAYA 33. (With six text-figures) During recent plant explorations in remote Ecology: Rare. A limited number of plants localities of Garhwal Himalaya we collected some occur along roadsides on slopes in dry places and interesting Fabaceae. After critical study and this taxon is associated wilhBerberissp., Indigofera thorough checking of the literature the specimens sp. and some grasses. have been identified as of species which are new Specimen examined: L.R.D., GUH-12,251. records for the Garhwal Himalaya. Notes: Hooker (1876) reported this species The present communication gives illustrations from Punjab, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. This taxon of the newly recorded taxa, highlighting (lowering has not been collected from Garhwal and Kumaon and fruiting period, habitat, occurrence, approximate Himalaya earlier. distributional range and availability, and collectors Dalbergia latifolia Roxb., PI. Corom. 2: 7, t. herbarium number. The plant specimens after 113. 1799; Baker in Hook, f., FBI. 2: 231. 1876; identification were matched with the authentic Duthie, F.U.G.P. 1: 263. 1903; Sanjappa, Leg. Ind. specimens at the Botanical Survey ofIndia, Northern 137. 1992. (Fig. 3, A-B) Circle, Dehradun (BSD) and Forest Research Flowering and fruiting: March-June. Institute, Dehradun (DD) and deposited in the Distribution: Ghasi Ram Naala, Pauri Department of Botany, H.N.B. Garhwal University Garhwal, 500 m a.s.l. (GUH), Srinagar Garhwal. Ecology: Uncommon. A limited number of Astragalus cashmirensis Bunge, Mem. Acad. plants have been collected from open fields in dry & Sci. St.-Pet. ser. 7, 1 1 :30. 1 868 12: 34. 1 869; Baker localities, associated with Shorea robusta, Tectona in Hook, f., FBI. 2: 127. 1876; Sanjappa, Leg. Ind. grandis, Pyrus pasIlia and Mailotus sp. 85. 1992. (Fig. 1. A-B). Specimen examined: L.R.D., GUH- 12,204. Flowering and fruiting: July-September. Notes: Hooker (1876) and Duthie (1903) Distribution: Bhelpuri, Tehri Garhwal, 2800 reported from Western Peninsula, Sikkim, Chota it m a.s.l. Nagpur, and Bundelkhand. However, Sanjappa Ecology: Rare, a few plants along waysides (1992) mentioned its occurrence in Uttar Pradesh, in dry as well as moist localities, associated with West Bengal, Nepal and Malaysia. This is a new Polygonum sp. Geum sp. and grasses. record for Garhwal as well as Kumaon Himalaya. , Specimen examined: L.R.D., GUH- 1 2,3 14. Desmodium tortuosum (Swartz) DC., Prod. Notes: Hooker (1876) and Sanjappa (1992) 2: 332. 1825; Babu, Herb. FI. Dehradun 137. 1977; reported this taxon from Kashmir Himalaya. This is Sanjappa, Leg. Ind. 162. 1992. (Fig. 4, a rare collection as well as new record from Garhwal A-C). Himalaya, representing its eastward distribution. Flowering and fruiting: November-January. Crotalaria burhiaHuch.-Ham. (in Wall., Cat. Distribution: Khankara, Pauri Garhwal, 750 5386. 1831-1832, nom. nud.) ex Benth. in Hook., m a.s.l. London J. Bot. 2: 474. 1 843; Baker in Hook, f., FBI. Ecology: A limited number ofplants found in 2: 66. 1876; Sanjappa, Leg. Ind. 1 17. 1992. (Fig. 2, dry localities on slopes as well as in open fields, along A-B). with Carissa opaca, Mimosa himalayana, Rhus Flowering and fruiting: February-March. parviflora and Grewia optiva. , Distribution: Tapovan, Chamoli Garhwal, Specimen examined: L.R.D., GUH- 12,285. m 1750 a.s.l. Notes: This is a native oftropical America and 4 JOURNAL BOMBAYNATURAL HIST. SOCIETY. Vol. 93(1996) Fig - 5 Fig.- Fig. 1 A-B. Astragalus cashmirensis Bunge: A - Flowering branch; B - Flower. Fig. 2 A-B. Crotalaria burhia Buch.-Ham.: A - Flowering branch; B - Flower. Fig. 3 A-B. Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.: A - Floewring brarnch; B - Flower. Fig. 4 A-C. Desmodium tortuosum (Swartz.) DC.: A - Flowering branch; B - Flower; C - Pod. Fig. 5 A-C. Dolichos tenuicaulis (Baker) Craib: A - Flowering and fruiting branch; B - Flower; C - Pod. Fig. 6 A-C. Dumasia villosa DC. var. leiocarpa (Benth.) Baker: A - Flowering and fruiting branch; B - Flower; C - Pod. .: , MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 115 it is in the process ofnaturalization in India. Sanjappa December. (1992) had mentioned that it is naturalised in Distribution: Pinswar Road, Tehri Garhwal, m Karnataka, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh. Babu (1977) 1800 a.s.l. A recorded from Sahasradhara, Dehradun. However, Ecology: Rare. few plants occur along the it it is the first report ofits occurrence in inner Garhwal roadsides on walls, associated withEupatoriumsp., indicating its naturalization to this part of the Berberis sp. and under the shade of trees. Himalayas. Specimen examined: L.R.D., GUH-12,346. Dolichos tenuicaulis(Baker) Craib, Contr. FI. Notes: Hooker (1876) and Sanjappa (1992) & Siam. Dicot. 66: 1 9 1 2 in nota FI. Siam. Enum. 1 recorded its occurrence in Sikkim, Arunachal 460. 1928; Sanjappa, Leg. Ind. 167. 1992. (Fig. 5, Pradesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand A-C). and China. This taxon has not been collected earlier Flowering and fruiting: August-October. from this part ofthe Himalayas. This is a new record Distribution: Towards Chelusain, Pauri for Garhwal and Kumaon Himalayas. m Garhwal, 1600 a. s. 3. A Acknowledgements Ecology: Rare. few plant specimens were collected in dry localities, on slopes along dry We thank the authorities of Botanical Survey streams, and associated with the Berberis sp. Specimen examined: L.R.D., GUH- 2,33 of India, Northern Circle, Dehra Dun (BSD) and 1 1 Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun (DD) Notes: Recently Sanjappa (1992) noted its for providing herbarium facilities. Financial occurrence from Sikkim, Meghalaya, Orissa, Nepal, assistance from Department of Environment, Bhutan, Burma, and China. This species has not been New Govt, of India, Delhi is also thankfully collected earlier in this part ofthe Himalayas. Hence acknowledged. it is a new record for Garhwal as well as Kumaon Himalayas. DANGWAL September 1995 L.R. 8, Dumasia villosa DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, RAWAT D.S. ser. 1 , 4: 96. 1825. var. leiocarpa (Benth.) Baker in R.D. GAUR Hook, f., FBI. 2: 183. 1 876; Sanjappa, Leg. Ind. 1 68. Herbarium and Plant Systematics Laboratory 1992. (Fig. 6, A-C). Dept, ofBotany, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Flowering and fruiting: September- Srinagar Garhwal)-246 174 (U.P.) ( STOMATA ON SEED OF BAUHIN1A PURPUREA (LEGUMINOSAE: 34. L. CAESALPINIOIDEAE) (With a text-figure) Rugenstein and Lersten (1981, Amet: J. Bot. seeds of B. purpurea may also be normal in 68(6): 873-876) reported the presence ofstomata on appearance (Fig. 1 ). Both the types of stomata are, seeds of some species ofBauhinia based mainly on however, recessed and lack subsidiary cells. SEM observations. In B. purpureaL. they found that Mature seeds were collected in the Indian the stomata on mature seeds are deformed and Botanic Garden. Fruiting voucher from the plant partially obstructed by surrounding epidermal cells (Bandyopadhyay 5206) has been deposited in CAL. 1 SEM which retain guard cell appearance but during a Acknowledgement study following usual method on the testa surface pattern we found that some ofthe stomata on mature We are grateful to the Scientist-in-Charge,