Fabaceae
Astragalus

Astragalus kahiricus DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 292 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Central Asia and Pakistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Milgahid, A.M. (1989). Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3, 2: 1-282. University Libraries, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Nikitin, V.V. (ed.) (1949). Flora Turkmenii 4: 1-364. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1974). Flora of Iraq 3: 1-662. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Milgahid, A.M. (1989). Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3, 2: 1-282. University Libraries, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gontscharov, N. F. (1946). In: Flora URSS, Vol. 12. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus)
  • Li, A. D. (1981). In: Conspectus Florae Asiae Mediae, Vol. 6. Taschkent. (Rus)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Parris, B.S. [154] Iran K000392312 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Wilson, C.G.; Hewer, T.F. [363] Iran K000392310 Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Peddie, W, A D [110] Afghanistan K000392314 Yes
Griffith [1517] Afghanistan K000911513 Type Yes
Ferguson-Lees, J. [254] Jordan K000283233 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [897] Afghanistan K000392302 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [1870] Saudi Arabia K000392301 Yes
Dickson [509] Kuwait K000392299 Yes
Dickson, V. [1011] Saudi Arabia K000392300 Yes
Omar, A.S. [35398] Iraq K000392304 Yes
Guest; Rawi; Reshinger [18816] Iraq K000392305 Yes
Lace [3582] Pakistan K000392315 Yes
Furse, P. [2141] Iran K000392316 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1818] Egypt K000392303 Yes
Chaksavasly; Khatib; Rawi; Tiksity [29951] Iraq K000392307 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi; Rechinger [19347] Iraq K000392313 Yes
Parsa, A. [665] Iran K000392317 Yes
Gillett; Rawi [6187] Iraq K000392306 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [28023] Pakistan K000392309 Yes
Furse, P. [5318] Iran K000392311 No
Dawi, A. [14817] Iraq K000283251 Yes
Bharucha, F.R.; Askari, A. [s.n.] Iraq K000392308 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • 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