Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Astragalus L.

Astragalus kahiricus DC.

This species is accepted, and its native range is E. Medit. to Central Asia and Pakistan.

[ILDIS]

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Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Astragal Kairski

Native to:

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

Astragalus kahiricus DC. appears in other Kew resources:

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

First published in Prodr. 2: 292 (1825)

Accepted by

  • 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.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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)

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