Astragalus darwinianus Gómez-Sosa, a new endemic species (Leguminoseae, Galegeae) from the south of Argentina, is described, illustrated, and compared with the morphologically similar A. patagonicus (Philippi) Spegazzini based on vegetative characteristics and with A. mendocinus Gómez-Sosa based on fruit morphology. The new entity has decumbent stems, racemes that are (2)3- to 4-flowered, and legumes that are unilocular, incurved, and incanous pubescent.
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1 June 2007
Astragalus darwinianus (Leguminosae, Galegeae), a New Species from Argentina
Edith Gómez-Sosa
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 17 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 17 • No. 2
June 2007
Argentina
Astragalus
Galegeae
Leguminosae
Patagonia