Astragalus caprinus

Astragalus caprinus

Astragalus caprinus

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 caprinus
Subspecies: A. c. subsp. caprinus – A. c. subsp. huetii

Name

Astragalus caprinus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1071 (1763).

Synonyms

• Astragalus alexandrinus Boiss.
• Astragalus beershabensis Eig & Sam. ex Rech.f.
• Astragalus behbehanensis Podlech
• Astragalus bersabeensis Eig & Sam.
• Astragalus deserti-syriaci Eig
• Astragalus hormozabadensis Širj. & Rech.f.
• Astragalus khuzistanicus Širj. & Rech.f.
• Astragalus laniger Desf.
• Astragalus laniger Viv.
• Astragalus libycus Borzí & Mattei
• Astragalus platyraphis Fisch.
• Astragalus reboudii Coss. ex Bunge
• Astragalus weilleri Emb., Jahand. & Maire
• Myobroma caprina (L.) Steven
• Myobroma lanigera (Desf.) Steven
• Tragacantha alexandrina (Boiss.) Kuntze
• Tragacantha caprina (L.) Kuntze
• Tragacantha lanigera (Desf.) Kuntze
• Tragacantha platyraphis (Fisch.) Kuntze
• Tragacantha reboudii (Coss. ex Bunge) Kuntze

Homonyms

• Astragalus caprinus Guss. = Astragalus caprinus subsp. huetii (Bunge) Podlech
• Astragalus caprinus Pall. = Astragalus dasyanthus Pall.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1071. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus caprinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus caprinus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 10 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus caprinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astragalus caprinus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10.

Vernacular names

العربية: قتاد ماعزي

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