Argyrolobium

Argyrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of this genus are found in Africa and south Asia.[2]

Argyrolobium
Argyrolobium zanonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae[1]
Genus:
Argyrolobium

Eckl. & Zeyh.
Type species
Argyrolobium argenteum[2]
(N.J. Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
Species

74–89; see text.

Argyrolobium distribution map.[2][3][4]
Synonyms[2][5]
  • Calispepla Vved. 1952
  • Chasmone E. Mey. 1836
  • Gamochilum Walp. 1839
  • Lotophyllus Link 1831
  • Trichasma Walp. 1839
Argyrolobium zanonii - MHNT

Species

Argyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:[2]

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[2])
  • 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.[3]

  • 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.[4]

  • 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.[6][7][5]

  • 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:[5]

  • 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:[2]

 
Argyrolobium
 
 
Section Argyrolobium
 

Argyrolobium tomentosum

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium humile

 
 

Argyrolobium adscendens

 
 

Argyrolobium rupestre

 
 

Argyrolobium rotundifolium

 
 

Argyrolobium campicola

 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium sericosemum

 
 

Argyrolobium marginatum

 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium molle

 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium pumilum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium pauciflorum

 
 

Argyrolobium lotoides

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium candicans

 
 

Argyrolobium stipulaceum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium velutinum

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium pachyphyllum

 
 

Argyrolobium barbatum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium petiolare

 
 
 

Argyrolobium argenteum

 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium collinum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium filiforme

 
 
 

Argyrolobium rarum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium aciculare

 
 
 

Argyrolobium harveyanum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium pseudotuberosum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium angustissimum

 
 

Argyrolobium tuberosum

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Section Transvaalense
 

Argyrolobium trasnvaalense

 
 
 

Argyrolobium muddii

 
 
 

Argyrolobium frutescens

 
 

Argyrolobium wilmsii

 
 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium megarrhizum

 
 
 

Argyrolobium longifolium

 
 
 

Argyrolobium speciosum

 
 

Argyrolobium baptisioides

 
 
 
 
 
Section Polyphyllum
 
 

Argyrolobium trifoliatum

 
 

Argyrolobium polphyllum

 
 
 
 

Argyrolobium crassifolium

 
 
 

Argyrolobium incanum

 
 

Argyrolobium parviflorum

 
 
 
 
 
Section Lunare
 

Argyrolobium lunare

 
 

Argyrolobium splendens

 
 
 
Section Amplexicaule
 

Argyrolobium amplexicaule

 
 

Argyrolobium crinitum

 
 
 
 

Polhillia (outgroup)

 
 


References
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