Argyrolobium

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Argyrolobium
Argyrolobium zanonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Genus: Argyrolobium
Eckl. & Zeyh.
Type species
Argyrolobium argenteum[1]
Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836)
Species

74–89; see text

Argyrolobium distribution map.[1][2][3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Calispepla Vved. (1952)
  • Chasmone E. Mey. (1836)
  • Diotolotus Tausch (1842)
  • Gamochilum Walp. (1839)
  • Lotophyllus Link (1831)
  • Macrolotus Harms (1897)
  • Tephrothamnus Sweet ex Hiern (1896), nom. superfl.
  • Trichasma Walp. (1840)
Argyrolobium zanonii - MHNT

Argyrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of this genus are found in Africa, western and south Asia, and southern Europe.[4][1]

Species[edit]

Argyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:[1]

Section Amplexicaule[edit]

Section Lunare[edit]

Section Transvaalense[edit]

Section Polyphyllum[edit]

Section Argyrolobium[edit]

Middle-Eastern and Asian species[edit]

The following species are found in the Middle East and in south Asia. They have not been assigned to a section.[2]

Tropical African species[edit]

The following species are found in tropical Africa. They have not been assigned to a section.[3]

Unassigned[edit]

The following species have not been assigned to a section.[5][6][7]

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status[edit]

The status of the following species is unresolved:[7]

  • Argyrolobium adscendens (E. Mey.) Walp. ex Harms
  • Argyrolobium armindae Marrero Rodr.
  • Argyrolobium dasycarpum Hochst. ex Baker
  • Argyrolobium dimidiatum Schinz
  • Argyrolobium fallax Ball
  • Argyrolobium filicaule Hochst. ex Engl.
  • Argyrolobium fulvicaule Hochst. ex Engl.
  • Argyrolobium krebsianum C.Presl
  • Argyrolobium monticola Baker f.
  • Argyrolobium mucilagineum Blatt.
  • Argyrolobium purpurascens Blatt.
  • Argyrolobium remotum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Argyrolobium robustum T.J.Edwards
  • Argyrolobium sessilifolium Janka
  • Argyrolobium strigosum Blatt.

Phylogeny[edit]

The following relationships have been suggested for the South African species of the genus Argyrolobium:[1]

Argyrolobium
Section Argyrolobium
Section Transvaalense
Section Polyphyllum
Section Lunare
Section Amplexicaule

Polhillia (outgroup)


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Edwards TJ, van Wyk BE. (2005). "A synopsis of Argyrolobium (tribe Genisteae, Papilionoideae) in South Africa". South African Journal of Botany. 71 (3–4): 380–41. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30113-7.
  2. ^ a b Moteetee A, Van Wyk BE (2008). "A synopsis of the Middle-eastern and Asian species of Argyrolobium (Genisteae–Fabaceae)". South African Journal of Botany. 74 (1): 10–24. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2007.07.007.
  3. ^ a b Polhill RM (1968). "Argyrolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. (Leguminosae) in tropical Africa". Kew Bulletin. 22 (1): 145–168. doi:10.2307/4107831. JSTOR 4107831.
  4. ^ a b Argyrolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Argyrolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Argyrolobium". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b "The Plant List entry for Argyrolobium". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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