Vigna aconitifolia

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moth bean (pronounced “moat bean”), mat bean, Turkish gram or Matki/Mataki (मटकी) in Marathi;
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India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh ; Arunachal Pradesh; Assam ; Bihar ; Delhi ; Goa ; Gujarat; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu-Kashmir ; Karnataka ; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Manipur; Meghalaya ; Nagaland ; Orissa ; Pondicherry ; Punjab ; Rajasthan; Sikkim ; Tamil Nadu ; Tripura ; Uttar Pradesh; West Bengal & other countries as per ILDIS;
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Prostrate herb with trifoliate densely hairy leaves; leaflets palmately lobed; inflorescence raceme on axillary peduncle, 5-6 cm long with yellowish hairs; corolla yellow, 4-5 mm long; pod 5-6 cm long, pubescent when young, finally glabrous.
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Keys between V.indica, V.trilobata, V.aconitifolia, V.stipulacea available at efi thread
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Identification Please. ID No-017:  Attachments (4). 5 posts by 5 authors.
Perhaps Phaseolus.

Vigna aconitifolia, I suppose.

yes it is Vigna aconitifolia

I think it is close to images at Vigna indica T.M.Dixit, K.V.Bhat & S.R.Yadav

Yes, this appears to be Vigna aconitifolia as per publication details in Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Climber/Climbing shrubs : Fwd: PlANT FOR ID 146 SMP OCT 09, as earlier stated by ….

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