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Lespedeza juncea var. sericea F.B. Forbes & Hemsl.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)

Flower/Fruit: Fl.Per.: July-October.

Type: Holotype: Japan, Kofido, prope Nagasaki (G-not seen).

Distribution: Distribution: Pakistan (N.W.F. Province, Punjab); Kashmir; India (N.Punjab, Kumaon, Central India, Madras, Assam); Burma; China, (Kwangtung, Fukin, Hong Kong, Szechuan, Yunnan, Yangtse, Shanghai, Kiangsu, Formosa); Korea; Japan; Java; Philippines; Australia (N.S.Wales, Queensland).

Comment/Acknowledgements: Some of the extremely hispid forms [e.g. Chumba, Clarke 23756A (K); Hawalbagh, May 1845, Thomson (K)] have been labelled Lespedeza sesricea f. hispida by Schindler. There is considerable variation in the indumentum, ranging from plants with very few hairs on stem and leaf [e.g. Srinagar water works, 5500 ft., 25.8.1917, R.R.Stewart 3366 (K)] to extremely hispid forms [Chamba, Raipur, 4000 ft.,14.10.1874, C.B.Clarke 23756A (K); Him.bor. occ.,3-6000 ft.,12.5.48, T. Thomson (K); Hawalbagh, May 1845, T. Thomson (K)]. However, the variation is quite gradual, and does not seem to have any correlation with the geographical distribution either; hence no importance has been given to this character.

This taxon, under the name of Lespedeza cuneata, is extensively used in agriculture in the United States of America.

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Map Location: B-6 Peshawar, Cherat, D.Nath 169 (RAW); B-7 Hazara, About 3 miles from Garhi Habibullah on way to Abbottabad, S.A.Faruqi & M.Qaiser 3369; 3377 (KUH); Hazara, Batgram, M.Qaiser & Azmat Ali 5461 (KUH); Azad Kashmir, 11 miles from Muzaffarabad on way to Abbottabad, S.A.Faruqi & M.Qaiser 3180 (KUH); Near Patika, Distt. Muzaffarabad, M.Qaiser & A.Ghafoor 4926 (KUH); Kashmir: Muzaffarabad, 17.9.1837, ex Herb.Falconer (K); Salkhella, near Karan, Kishenganga Valley, Jan Mohd. 28 (RAW); C-7 Jhelum Valley Road, c. 2500 ft., 14-19. 9.1920, R.R. & I.D.Stewart 6081 (K); Choya Saidan Shah, in montibus salinis, c. 3000 ft. s.m., 11.10.1886, Narain Das ex Herb. Drummond 6351 (K); Tehsil Jhelum, ad mt. Tilla Jogi, ad clivos graminosos, c. 3000-4000 ft., s.m. 18.10.1902, Kabir, ex Herb.Drummond 14678 (K); Mashobra, 3.9.1916, H.H.Rich 354 (K).