Astragalus orthocarpus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Astragalus
Sectio: Astragalus sect. Astragalus
Species: Astragalus orthocarpus

Name

Astragalus orthocarpus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 9: 68 (1849).

• Lectotype (Podlech, Sendtnera 6: 185. 1999): [Afghanistan] in regno Cabulico, W. Griffith 1060 = distr. no. 1520 (K [hb. Hooker, sheet marked as lectotypus]; Isolectotypes: K, P [​P00607757^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; photo MSB]).
  • Note: K holds 3 sheets, viz. K000958528^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ['Holo-Typus'], K000958529^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without type indication] and K000958530^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without type indication].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tragacantha orthocarpa (Boiss.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 947 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Astragalus virgaurea Kitam., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 16(5): 137 (1956).
    • Type: Afghanistan, Prov. Kabul, Lataband pass, Mullaomar, 2200 m, 15.6.1955, S. Kitamura (Holotype: KYO [​record]; Isotypes: KYO [​records (2 sheets)], TNS {140058, 249786}).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Homonyms

• Astragalus orthocarpus I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 387 (1947), nom. illeg. (= Phaca oligantha Phil.)
• Astragalus orthocarpus Douglas ex A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 196 (1864), nom. illeg. (= Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis)

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1849. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 9. 131 pp., Parisiis [Paris]: Typis Marci Ducloux et Cons. MDZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 
• Kitamura, S. 1956. New species from Afghanistan collected by the Kyoto University Scientific Expedition, 1955. I. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 16(5): 131–140. DOI: 10.18942/bunruichiri.KJ00002992673 Reference page. 
• Podlech, D. & Zarre, S. 2013. A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World. Volumes 1–3. 2439 pp. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. ISBN 978-3-902421-76-0 Reference page.  (!1: 350)

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Astragalus orthocarpus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 December 24. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Astragalus orthocarpus. Accessed: 2023 December 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Astragalus orthocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Astragalus orthocarpus. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2023.