3766.000 Astragalus L.

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)

Description of the genus

Herbs (in ours). Stipules present, entire; stipels 0. Leaves imparipinnate with entire leaflets. Flowers in axillary racemes. Calyx with 5 teeth, the upper 2 shorter than the lower 3. Standard glabrous. Upper stamen free, the other 9 united for most of their length. Style glabrous

Worldwide: 1,750 species, one of the largest genera in the world, mainly northern temperate areas but extending to tropical African mountains.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
atropilosulus (Hochst.) Bunge subsp. abyssinicus (Hochst.) J.B. Gillett var. burkeanus	N,W,C,E,S	Cb,N,Mc,Lk	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Astragalus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Astragalus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Astragalus
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Tropicos: Astragalus
Wikipedia: Astragalus

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Astragalus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=735, retrieved 23 November 2024

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