Argyrolobium zanonii

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Argyrolobium zanonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Argyrolobium
Species:
A. zanonii
Binomial name
Argyrolobium zanonii
(Turra) P.W.Ball
Synonyms
  • Cytisus zanoniiTurra

Argyrolobium zanonii is a species of shrubby flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and Africa, occurring in countries situated in the Western and Central Mediterranean, including, but not limited to, Greece, countries of Northwest Balkans, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. [1] Additionally, it has been introduced into Germany. [1]

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Taxonomy

The species was first described by Italian botanist Antonio Turra in 1780 as Cytisus zanonii [2] , but has since been transferred to the genus Argyrolobium by Peter William Ball in 1968 under its current binomial name. [1]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted: [1]

• Argyrolobium zanonii subsp. zanonii

• Argyrolobium zanonii subsp. fallax(Ball) Greuter

• Argyrolobium zanonii subsp. grandiflorum(Boiss. & Reut.) Greuter

• Argyrolobium zanonii subsp. stipulaceum(Ball) Greuter

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W.Ball | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  2. ↑ Turra A. 1780 Floræ Italicæ prodromus. Ex officina Turræana, p. 66
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