Genus of legumes
Argyrolobium zanonii - MHNT Argyrolobium 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.[4] [1]
Species
Argyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:[1]
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[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[5] [6] [7]
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:[7]
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 :[1]
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 )
