Zuccagnia
| Zuccagnia | |
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| Zuccagnia punctata in Talampaya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Zuccagnia Cav.[1] |
| Species[2] | |
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Zuccagnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume 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.[3]
Thought to be monotypic,[3] the sole species (the type) is Zuccagnia punctata, which is found in treeless, scrubby areas up to 2,700m, and native only to central Argentina and Chile.[3]
The genus was named in honor of Italian botanist Attilio Zuccagni (1754–1807).[3] The specific epithet punctata is Latin, meaning spotty, and refers to the appearance of the leaf surface.[4]
References
- ↑ Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 2. 1799. "Name - !Zuccagnia Cav.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Unresolved" means that the legitimate status of this species is not yet accepted, nor rejected, according to The Plant List. "Search for Zuccagnia". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ Michael L. Charters, compiler. "California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations". Sierra Madre, CA.
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