Zuccagnia

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Zuccagnia
Zuccagnia punctata Talampaya.JPG
Zuccagnia punctata in Talampaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae[1]
Tribe:
Caesalpinieae[2]
Genus:
Zuccagnia

Species:
Z. punctata
Binomial name

Cav. 1799
Synonyms
  • Zuccagnia Thunb.

Zuccagnia punctata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Plants grow to about 5m tall, have small leaflets with clearly visible punctate glands, yellow 5-merous flowers, and produce leathery, red-haired dehiscent pods bearing a single seed each.[4]

It is found in treeless, scrubby areas up to 2,700m, and native only to central Argentina and Chile.[4]

The genus was named in honor of Italian botanist (1754–1807).[4] The specific epithet punctata is Latin, meaning "spotty", and refers to the appearance of the leaf surface.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  2. ^ Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.
  3. ^ Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 2. 1799. "Name - !Zuccagnia Cav". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c O. N. Allen & Ethel K. Allen (1981). The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 704. ISBN 0-299-08400-0.
  5. ^ "California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations". Compiled by Michael L. Charters. Sierra Madre, CA.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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