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]
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| Argyrolobium zanonii | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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)
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| Argyrolobium distribution map.[1][2][3] | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Species
editArgyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:[1]
Section Amplexicaule
edit- Argyrolobium amplexicaule (E. Mey.) Dummer
- Argyrolobium crinitum Walp.
Section Lunare
edit- Argyrolobium lunare (L.) Druce
- subsp. lunare
- subsp. sericeum
- Argyrolobium splendens Walp.
Section Transvaalense
edit- Argyrolobium baptisioides Walp.
- Argyrolobium frutescens Burtt Davy
- Argyrolobium longifolium (Meissner) Walp.
- Argyrolobium megarrhizum Bolus
- Argyrolobium muddii Dummer
- Argyrolobium speciosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- subsp. speciosum
- subsp. macrophyllum
- Argyrolobium transvaalense Schinz
- Argyrolobium wilmsii Harms
Section Polyphyllum
edit- Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium incanum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium parviflorum T.J.Edwards
- Argyrolobium polyphyllum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium tenue (E.Mey.) Walp. (tentatively placed here[1])
- Argyrolobium trifoliatum (Thunb.) Druce
Section Argyrolobium
edit- Argyrolobium adscendens Walp.
- Argyrolobium aciculare Dummer
- Argyrolobium angustissimum (E. Mey.) T.J. Edwards
- Argyrolobium argenteum (N.J. Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium barbatum Walp.
- Argyrolobium campicola Harms
- Argyrolobium candicans Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium collinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium filiforme Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium harmsianum Harms
- Argyrolobium harveyanum Oliv.
- Argyrolobium humile E. Phillips
- Argyrolobium lotoides Trautv.
- Argyrolobium marginatum Bolus
- Argyrolobium molle Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium pachyphyllum Schltr.
- Argyrolobium pauciflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- subsp. pauciflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- subsp. semiglabrum Harv.
- Argyrolobium petiolare Walp.
- Argyrolobium pseudotuberosum T.J.Edwards
- Argyrolobium pumilum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium rarum Dummer
- Argyrolobium rotundifolium T.J.Edwards
- Argyrolobium rupestre (E. Mey.) Walp.
- subsp. aberdaricum (Harms) Polhill
- subsp. remotum (A. Rich.) Polhill
- subsp. rupestre (E. Mey.) Walp.
- Argyrolobium sericosemium Harms
- Argyrolobium stipulaceum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium tomentosum (Andrews) Druce
- Argyrolobium tuberosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Argyrolobium velutinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Middle-Eastern and Asian species
editThe following species are found in the Middle East and in south Asia. They have not been assigned to a section.[2]
- Argyrolobium aegacanthoides (Vved.) Moteetee
- Argyrolobium arabicum (Decne.) Jaub. & Spach
- Argyrolobium barikotense Rech.f.
- Argyrolobium biebersteinii P.W. Ball
- Argyrolobium confertum Polhill
- Argyrolobium crotalarioides Jaub. & Spach
- Argyrolobium flaccidum (Royle) Jaub. & Spach
- Argyrolobium pulvinatum Rech. f.
- Argyrolobium roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
- var. album (U.C.Bhattach.) L.B.Chaudhary
- var. elongatum (Ali) L.B.Chaudhary
- var. ornithopodioides (Jaub. & Spach) Moteetee
- var. roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
- var. subuniflorum Boiss.
- Argyrolobium stenophyllum Boiss.
Tropical African species
editThe following species are found in tropical Africa. They have not been assigned to a section.[3]
- Argyrolobium aequinoctiale Baker
- Argyrolobium eylesii Baker f.
- Argyrolobium fischeri Taub.
- Argyrolobium friesianum Harms
- Argyrolobium macrophyllum Harms
- Argyrolobium ramosissimum Baker
- Argyrolobium schimperianum A. Rich.
- Argyrolobium stolzii Harms
- Argyrolobium vaginiferum Harms
Unassigned
editThe following species have not been assigned to a section.[5][6][7]
- Argyrolobium bodkinii Dummer
- Argyrolobium catati (Drake) M. Peltier
- Argyrolobium itremoense Du Puy & Labat
- Argyrolobium microphyllum Ball
- Argyrolobium pedunculare Benth.
- Argyrolobium saharae Pomel
- Argyrolobium terme Walp.
- Argyrolobium thomii Harv.
- Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W. Ball
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
editThe 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
editThe following relationships have been suggested for the South African species of the genus Argyrolobium:[1]
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Polhill RM (1968). "Argyrolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. (Leguminosae) in tropical Africa". Kew Bulletin. 22 (1): 145–168. doi:10.2307/4107831. JSTOR 4107831.
- ^ a b Argyrolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Argyrolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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