Fabaceae
Astragalus

Astragalus cephalotes Banks & Sol.

First published in A.Russell, Nat. Hist. Aleppo, ed. 2, 2: 260 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Türkiye to Lebanon and NW. Iran. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, 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.
  • Podlech, D & Zarre, S. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World 2: 823-1640. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1974). Flora of Iraq 3: 1-662. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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 2: 823-1640. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1974). Flora of Iraq 3: 1-662. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 18, 1968 Bornmüller, J.F.N. [1185] Iraq K000951963 Isotype Yes
Guest, E. [4428] Iraq K000951972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Litvinov, D.I. [s.n.] Turkey Astragalus sommieri K000511734 Yes
Woronow, G. [78] Georgia Astragalus sommieri K000511735 Yes
Aucher Eloy, P.M.R. [1250] Syria Astragalus andrachne K000951966 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher Eloy, P.M.R. [1250] Syria Astragalus andrachne K000951964 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [258] Syria Astragalus andrachne K000951967 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [1283] Turkey Astragalus andrachne K000951959 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [76] Turkey Astragalus andrachne K000951968 Syntype Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [4] Turkey Astragalus andrachne K000951965 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [132] Turkey Astragalus andrachneifolius K000951961 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [132] Turkey Astragalus andrachneifolius K000951962 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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