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Fabaceae

Astragalus

Astragalus maurorum Murb.

First published in Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 18(3): 66 (1922)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Morocco to Algeria. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

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Native to:

Algeria, Morocco

Homotypic Synonyms

Astragalus akkensis var. maurorum (Murb.) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 14: 139 (1923)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Astragalus akkensis var. pinoyi Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 182 (1929)
Astragalus gombo subsp. pseudogombo (Fern.Casas) Romo in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 108: 205 (1992)
Astragalus gomboeformis var. oranensis Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 182 (1929)
Astragalus pseudogombo Fern.Casas in Fontqueria 2: 25 (1982)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Fabales

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Family
Fabaceae

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Genus
Astragalus

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Species
Astragalus maurorum

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Podlech, D & Zarre, S. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) in the Old World 1: 1-822. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Astragalus gombo subsp. pseudogombo.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0