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:
Name Verified on: 15-feb-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 15-feb-2006
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6)
Accessions: 0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Common names:

Economic Importance:

  • Human food: beverage base (fide Genet Res Crop Evol 61:291. 2014)
  • Animal food: potential as fodder (fide Genet Res Crop Evol 61:293. 2014)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Africa
    • MACARONESIA: Portugal, [Madeira Islands] Spain [Canary Islands (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 Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988 (F Turk)
  3. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2004 (L Canarias)
  4. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989 (Leg Africa)
  5. Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985 (F Cyprus)
  6. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966- (F Liban)
  7. 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.
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963- (F Iran)
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980 (F Eur)
  10. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan Flora palaestina. 1966- (F Palest)

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.
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://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=5727. Accessed 10 mayo 2024.