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Taxon: Astragalus boeticus L.

 
Genus: Astragalus
Family: Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Astragalinae
Nomen number: 5727
Place of publication: Sp. pl. 2:758. 1753
Link to protologue:
Typification: View in Linnean Typification Project
Name Verified on: 15-Feb-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions: 0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Common names:

Economic Importance:

  • Animal food: potential as fodder
  • Human food: beverage base (fide Genet Res Crop Evol 61:291. 2014)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Africa
    • MACARONESIA: Portugal, [Madeira Islands] Spain [Canarias (Gran Canaria)]
    • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

    Asia-Temperate
    • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Kos & Rodos Islands)

    Europe
    • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
    • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica), Portugal (s.), Spain (s. & Baleares)


References:

  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) URL: www.skud.info
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
  5. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  6. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: lists as "baeticus"
  7. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  8. Maassoumi, A. A. R. 1989, 1986. The genus Astragalus in Iran. Res. Inst. For. Rangelands Techn. Publ. 44 & 47
  9. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  10. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as "baeticus"
  11. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  12. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones. Note: lists as "baeticus"
  13. Prohens, J. et al. 2014. Swedish coffee (Astragalus boeticus L.), a neglected coffee substitute with a past and a potential future. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 61:287-297.
  14. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: lists as "baeticus"
  15. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  16. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  17. Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
  18. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  19. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Check other web resources for Astragalus boeticus L. :

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  • PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=5727. Accessed 9 May 2024.