Fabaceae
Astragalus
Astragalus aleppicus

Astragalus aleppicus subsp. megaloceras (Sam.) Kirchhoff

First published in Boissiera 25: 66 (1976)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is SE. Türkiye to N. Iraq. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Podlech, D & Zarre, S. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World 1: 1-822. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Agerer-Kirchhoff, C. (1976). Boissiera 25: 1-198. Revision von Astragalus...

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Eig; Zohary [s.n.] Syria K000958559 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Eig; Zohary [s.n.] Syria K000958560 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 s.coll. [s.n.] K000958562 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1974 s.coll. [s.n.] K000958561 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0