Astragalus nummularius

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 nummularius
Subspecies: A. n. subsp. nummularius – A. n. subsp. trichopterus

Name

Astragalus nummularius Lam., Encycl. 1: 317 (1783)

• Lectotypus (Podlech, Mitt. Bot. Staatss. München 25: 305. 1988 as holotype): „A. creticus nummulariifolio, incano magno fructu“, Creta, J.P. de Tournefort (Lectotypus: P-TRF 3618; isolectotypus B]]-W 14039, LE, MPU, P: hb. Vaillant, P-LA).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myobroma nummularia (Lam.) Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 4: 268 (1832).
  • Tragacantha nummularia (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 946 (1891).

Homonyms

• Astragalus nummularius C.A.Mey. ex Bunge = Astragalus pinetorum Boiss.
• Astragalus nummularius Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 182 (1896) = Astragalus incanus subsp. nummularioides

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page. : 317

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus nummularius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus nummularius. Published online. Accessed: Dec 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus nummularius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Astragalus nummularius. 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 19. Reference page. 

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