A new Combination in Crotalaria multiflora (Arn.) Benth. (Fabaceae) Author Krishnaraj, Moothedathu Venugopalan Nair Part of the authors Ph. D Thesis Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute Karimancode, Pacha - Palode, Thiruvananthapuram- 695 562, Kerala, India Corresponding author: * krishnarajtbgri @ gmail. com Author Mohanan, Narayanan Nair text Phytotaxa 2012 2012-02-08 44 1 58 62 https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.44.1.5 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.44.1.5 1179-3163 5059095 Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana (Sibichen & Nampy) Krishnaraj & Mohanan , comb. et stat. nov . BASIONYM:— Crotalaria kurisumalayana Sibichen & Nampy (2007: 106) . Type :— INDIA . Kerala : Kottayam district , Vagamon hills, Kurisumala , ± 900 msl, 1. November 2002 , Sibichen & Nampy 732 ( Holotype CAL ; Isotypes CALI , SJC ! Figure 2 .) . Distribution, habitat and phenology: — Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana is endemic to Kerala part of Southern Western Ghats but not included in any recent floristic analysis related to endemism ( Nayar et al. 2008 ; Sudhakar Reddy et al. 2007 ). This species grows in soil pockets in exposed rocks and also in sand wall cuttings in hilly areas. The major threat noticed was habitat loss by fragmentation of hilly areas in Idukki and Kottayam district of Kerala . Flowering and fruiting from September - May. Specimens examined :—(For C. multiflora var. multiflora )— INDIA . Kerala : Idukki district , Vallakadavu , 850m , 12 November 1975 , K . Vivekanandan 46648 ( MH ); Idukki district , Way to Mangala Devi Temple , 1075m , 10 October 1976 , K . Vivekanandan 48652 ( MH ); Kottayam district , Peermedu , 1100m , 21 September 1964 , K . Vivekanandan 20315 ( MH ); Kottayam district , Kuttikkanum to Peermedu , 1100m , 21 January 1965 , K . Vivekanandan 22911 ( MH ); Palakkdu district , Below Ayyappan Kovil area , 900m , 26 October 1976 , E . Vajravelu 48689 ( MH ) . (For C.multiflora var. kurisumalayana )— INDIA . Kerala : Idukki district , Mangaladevi , 1250 m , 24 August 1985 , M . C . Lukose 1234 ( RHK ); Idukki district , Elaveezhapoonchira 780m , 26 December 2002 , Sibichen M . Thomas 759 ( CALI ); Idukki district , Munnar , 1800m , 26 December 2001 , Sibichen M . Thomas 671 ( CAL ); Kottayam district , Vagamon hills, Kurisumala , 900m , 1 November 2002 , Sibichen & Nampy 732 ( CALI ); Kottayam , Panchalimedu , 26 January 2009 , M . V . Krishnaraj 61896 ( TBGT ) .