Biology:Zuccagnia
| Zuccagnia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Zuccagnia punctata in Talampaya | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Zuccagnia Cav. (1799)[1] |
| Species: | Z. punctata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Zuccagnia punctata Cav. (1799)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Zuccagnia punctata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is the sole species in genus Zuccagnia. It belongs to tribe Caesalpinieae[2] of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[3]
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 2,700 m (8,858 ft) above sea level, and is native only to central Argentina [5] and Chile .[4]
The genus was named in honor of Italian botanist and teacher Attilio Zuccagni (1754–1807),[4] who was the director of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence in Florence. The specific epithet punctata is Latin, meaning "spotty", and refers to the appearance of the leaf surface.[6]
It was published in Icon. (Cavanilles) vol.5 on page 2 in 1799 by Antonio José Cavanilles.[5]
References
- ↑ Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 2. 1799. "Name - !Zuccagnia Cav.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028905.
- ↑ "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. 2016. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMID 28814915.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Allen, O. N.; Allen, Ethel K. (1981). The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 704. ISBN 0-299-08400-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=6gUXRNc6sDoC&q=%22Zuccagnia%22+%22Zuccagni%22&pg=PA704.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Zuccagnia punctata Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:526109-1.
- ↑ "California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations". Sierra Madre, CA.. http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pagePI-PY.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q973727 entry
 |  |
