Astragalus leontinus

Astragalus leontinus

Astragalus leontinus

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. Onobrychoidei
Species: Astragalus leontinus

Name

Astragalus leontinus Wulfen in N.J.von Jacquin, Misc. Austriac. 2: 59 (1781).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glandula leontina (Wulfen) Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 374 (1787).
  • Solenotus leontinus (Wulfen) Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 4: 267 (1832).
  • Tragacantha leontina (Wulfen) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 946 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Astragalus murrii Huter, Progr. K. K. Oberrealschule Insbr.: 53, 57 (1891).
    • Astragalus onobrychis var. murrii (Huter) Wohlf. in W.D.J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Deutschl., ed. 3, 1: 634 (1891).
  • Astragalus leontinus var. subacaulis Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 4: 545 (1829).

Homonyms

• Astragalus leontinus Wahlenb. = Astragalus norvegicus Weber

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wulfen, F.X. 1781(or 1782) [1781]. Plantae rariores carinthiacae [2] (IX–LIX). In Jacquin, N.J., Miscellanea Austriaca ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. 2: 25–138, pl. 1–21. Biblioteca Digital   [RLL Suppl. Rec.# 376 - Recent Literature on Lichens Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus leontinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus leontinus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 16 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus leontinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astragalus leontinus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Dec 16.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Tiroler Tragant

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