Astragalus persepolitanus

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. Sesamei
Species: Astragalus persepolitanus

Name

Astragalus persepolitanus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 2(9): 60 (1849).

Lectotypus (Gazer, Sendtnera 1: 107. 1993): [Iran] Persepolis, Th. Kotschy 226 (G-BOIS: the left plant on the sheet; isolectotypes BM, CGE, G, GOET, K, LIV, P, TUB, W, WAG).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Astragalus ammophilus var. persepolitanus (Boiss.) Ali, Kew Bull. 13(2): 306 (1958).
Heterotypic
- Astragalus ammophilus Kar. & Kir., Bjull. Moskovsk. Obsc. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 15: 335 (1842), non Besser 1832.
  - Lectotypus (Podlech & Sytin, Sendtnera 3: 150. 1996): [Kazakhstan]: inter fontem Sassyk-pastau et montes Arganaty, G.S. Karelin & I.P. Kirilov 261 (LE: sheet marked as lectotypus; isolectotypes LE, P) distr. no. 1386 (BR, G, H, K, LE, M, MW, OXF, W, WU).
  - Tragacantha ammophila (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 943 (1891).
- Astragalus ammophilus var. leiocarpus Bornm. & Gauba, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 97 (1935).
  - Typus: [Iran] Keredj, Berge bei Kalak, 1500–1600 m, 10.6.1934, E. Gauba (Holotypus: B).
- Astragalus vachanicus Boriss. & A.S.Korol., Fl. Tadzhikistana 5: 655 (1937).
  - Typus: [Tadzhikistan] Vachan, in valle fl. Katta-charov, 2950 m, vii.1935, Ovczinnikov & C.S. Afanassiew (Holotypus: LE).
- Astragalus ammophilus var. karjaginii Širj., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 223. 1944.
  - Typus: [Armenia] Transcaucasia, Armenia pr. Migri, 700–900 m, 1934, I.A. Karjagin (Holotypus: BRNU).
- Astragalus ammophilus var. baluchistanicus Širj. & Rech.f., Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 58: 62. 1951.
  - Typus: [Iran] Persiae, Prov. Baluchistan, inter Zahedan el Khash, 15.5.1948, K.H. Rechinger, P. Aellen & E. Esfandiari 4213 (Holotypus: W).
- Astragalus faktorovskyi Eig, Syst. Stud. Astrag. Near East: 15. 1955.
  - Typus: Syria, Antilebanon, c. 70 km N Damascus, 1430 m, 2.5.1933, A. Eig & M. Zohary (Holotypus: HUJ).
- Astragalus interruptus Benth. ex Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 15(1): 10 (1869), nom. inval., pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan).
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran.
- Regional: China
  - Xinjiang.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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

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.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Astragalus persepolitanus. 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 Dec 16. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astragalus persepolitanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.