Biology:Astragalus brachycalyx
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Short description: Species of legume found on mountains in western Asia
| Persian manna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. brachycalyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch.
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| Synonyms | |
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Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn. | |
Astragalus brachycalyx, the Persian manna or manna, whose name is derived from the Greek ‘brachy’ meaning short, and ‘calyx’ referring to the sepal of the flower, is a species of legume commonly found on rocky mountain slopes in western Asia, from western Iran and northern Iraq to Turkey, and is commonly used as a source of gum tragacanth.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Astragalus adscendens Persian Manna PFAF Plant Database". http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Astragalus+adscendens.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch. | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?433295 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 24 December 2010 }}
- ↑ Aslanipour, Behnaz; Gülcemal, Derya; Nalbantsoy, Ayşe; Yusufoglu, Hasan; Bedir, Erdal (September 2017). "Cycloartane-type glycosides from Astragalus brachycalyx FISCHER and their effects on cytokine release and hemolysis". Phytochemistry Letters 21: 66–73. doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2017.05.028.
Wikidata ☰ Q2868483 entry
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