Astragalus purpurascens

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. Caprini
Species: Astragalus purpurascens

Name

Astragalus purpurascens Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 35 (1868).

• Lectotypus (Ali, Biologia (Lahore) 7: 61. 1961): in regno Cabulico, [Khoza Hills = Koshab ?], W. Griffith distr. 1581 (Lectotypus: K).+

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tragacantha purpurascens (Bunge) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 947 (1891).

Homonyms

• Astragalus purpurascens J.Jacq. ex Steud., nom. illeg. (= Astragalus onobrychis L.)

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

References

• Bunge, A.v. 1868. Generis Astragali species gerontogeae. Pars prior. Claves diagnosticae. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint Pétersbourg, sér. 7. 11(16): i–ii + 1–140. BHL 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.  (!2: 1553)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Astragalus purpurascens. 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 24. Reference page.