Fabaceae
Astragalus

Astragalus atropilosulus (Hochst.) Bunge

First published in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 15(1): 4 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Podlech, D & Zarre, S. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World 1: 1-822. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bunge, Gen. Astrag. Sp. Geront. 1: 6 (1868)
  • Bunge, Gen. Astrag. Sp. Geront. 2: 4 (1869).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 17: 415 (1964).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 16, 1962 Richards, H.M. [3457/A] Tanzania K000393558 Type Yes
May 1, 1962 Albrechtsen, W. [6028] Kenya K000058845 Yes
May 1, 1962 Roultedge, W.S. [s.n.] Kenya K000058843 No
May 1, 1962 Twell, E.R.N. [1294] Kenya K000058842 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000393553 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1930 Schimper [1235] Ethiopia K000393567 Type Yes
Schimper [1067] Ethiopia K000393563 Isotype Yes
Kerfoot, O. [402] Kenya K000058844 No
Mooney, H.F. [8368] Ethiopia K000393568 Holotype Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000393554 Type Yes
Schimper [241] Ethiopia K000393565 Type Yes
Schimper [241] Ethiopia K000393566 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [2544] Tanzania K000393559 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [2544] Tanzania K000393560 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [2544] Tanzania K000393561 Holotype Yes
Peter, A. [49925] Tanzania K000393562 Type Yes
Schimper [190] Ethiopia K000393564 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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