Astragalus orthocarpus

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

Astragalus orthocarpus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 9: 68 (1849).

Lectotype (Podlech, Sendtnera 6: 185. 1999): [Afghanistan] in regno Cabulico, W. Griffith 1060 = distr. no. 1520 (K [hb. Hooker, sheet marked as lectotypus]; Isolectotypes: K, P [P00607757^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; photo MSB]).
- Note: K holds 3 sheets, viz. K000958528^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ['Holo-Typus'], K000958529^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without type indication] and K000958530^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without type indication].

Homotypic
- Tragacantha orthocarpa (Boiss.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 947 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Astragalus virgaurea Kitam., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 16(5): 137 (1956).
  - Type: Afghanistan, Prov. Kabul, Lataband pass, Mullaomar, 2200 m, 15.6.1955, S. Kitamura (Holotype: KYO [record]; Isotypes: KYO [records (2 sheets)], TNS {140058, 249786}).

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, 2^nd Edition

Astragalus orthocarpus I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 387 (1947), nom. illeg. (= Phaca oligantha Phil.)
Astragalus orthocarpus Douglas ex A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 196 (1864), nom. illeg. (= Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis)

Boissier, P.E. 1849. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 9. 131 pp., Parisiis [Paris]: Typis Marci Ducloux et Cons. MDZ Reference page.

Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page.
Kitamura, S. 1956. New species from Afghanistan collected by the Kyoto University Scientific Expedition, 1955. I. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 16(5): 131–140. DOI: 10.18942/bunruichiri.KJ00002992673 Reference page.
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. (!1: 350)

Hassler, M. 2020. Astragalus orthocarpus. 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 December 24. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Astragalus orthocarpus. Accessed: 2023 December 24.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Astragalus orthocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Astragalus orthocarpus. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2023.