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Argyrolobium
Argyrolobium zanonii
Scientific classification
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 Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836)
Species
74–89; see text
Argyrolobium distribution map.
Synonyms
Calispepla Vved. (1952) Chasmone E. Mey. (1836) Diotolotus Tausch (1842) Gamochilum Walp. (1839) Lotophyllus Link (1831) Macrolotus Harms (1897) Tephrothamnus Sweet ex Hiern (1896), nom. superfl. Trichasma Walp. (1840)

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.

Species

Argyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:

Section Amplexicaule

• Argyrolobium amplexicaule (E. Mey.) Dummer
• Argyrolobium crinitum Walp.

Section Lunare

• Argyrolobium lunare (L.) Druce
  • subsp. lunare
  • subsp. sericeum
• Argyrolobium splendens Walp.

Section Transvaalense

• 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

• 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)
• Argyrolobium trifoliatum (Thunb.) Druce

Section Argyrolobium

• 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

The following species are found in the Middle East and in south Asia. They have not been assigned to a section.

• 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

The following species are found in tropical Africa. They have not been assigned to a section.

• 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

The following species have not been assigned to a section.

• 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

The status of the following species is unresolved:

• 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

The following relationships have been suggested for the South African species of the genus Argyrolobium:

References

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Polhill RM (1968). "Argyrolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. (Leguminosae) in tropical Africa". Kew Bulletin. 22 (1): 145–168. doi:10.2307/4107831. JSTOR 4107831.
4. ^ Argyrolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
5. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Argyrolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
6. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Argyrolobium". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
7. ^ "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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