Astracantha kurdica (Boiss.)Podl.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Astracantha Podl.
Tribe: Galegeae
References: [1868]

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Other names:

• Astragalus kurdicus Boiss. [Synonym] [1868]
  
• Astragalus kurdicus Boiss. Subsp. kurdorum Eig [Synonym] [1862]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb [1862]
  • Shrub [1862]
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial [1862]
• Stems:
  • Not climbing [1862]
• Source(s):
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened [1862]

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Uses:

• Chemical products [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1862]
  • Afghanistan [1862]
  • Iran [1862]
  • Iraq [1862]

• Middle East [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [1862]

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Notes:

• A.muschiana treated as good species (q.v.) by Fl.Iraq. [1862]
  
• Two varieties, kurdicus & muschianus. [1869]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:37:50