Astragalus sinicus

Astragalus sinicus
Astragalus sinicus

Taxonavigation edit

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
Species: Astragalus sinicus

Name edit

Astragalus sinicus L., 1767


Synonyms edit

  • Astragalus lotoides Lam.
  • Astragalus sinicus Thunb.
  • Tragacantha sinica (L.) Kuntze


Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: China
      • China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
    • Introduced into:
      • Japan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Chinese milk-vetch
日本語: ゲンゲ
한국어: 자운영
Tiếng Việt: Tử vân anh
中文: 紫雲英, 翹搖
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