New Species and a New Combination in Astragalus (Leguminosae) from China Dietrich Podlech ]Atulwig-Maxinniliats-Univtersity Munich. DIpartlment Biologic 1-Systemali'c Botany. Menzinger StraBle 67, D-80638, Munich, (Germaiiy. podlechclrz.iuni-mtuienIcen.d eA\lSTlHAC'I . forty-four new species of Astragtfl.ns L.(Leguminiosae) are described here. They belong to thefollowing sectlions: section Hrachycarpu. Borissovua: A..rlihrtnlhuis PoIdlclt & 1.. I . Xu, A. bra<h* srniiaPo(,lechl & I,. 1H. Xn. A. cslWtr s Podlech & I. I1.Xn: seclion C(aprini 1)(.: A-. /iuhangensis Podleeh & I..H1. X , Al. I .ulentlns Pod'lelch , I,. R1. Xu,, -. psilosepaluslI'Pollcch & I.. IK. Xu; section C(hloroslch'lys lBung: A.bratclinlric'lihs Plodllcchl & H1. 1i. Xu. H1. cll-ngkdcngcnsLisI'(Ilech ,i 1.. R. Xu. A. wa(ld/ .Msis Podlchh & L.. I. Xu:sectlion C('slica/':yv Runge: 1. gongiliensis PoI>dlcch & L.I. Xu: scclion Dissiliflori )DC.: 1. /Ieta illis I hodlcch &1.. 11. Xu: section Eriocera's Hunge: Ai. trng<ha'l giiP lclech & I,. 1R. Xnl; section MHe kia Bunge: A1.hlioshlanbali 'nsi.s P'odllich I ,. .11 Xu., A. persitmilisPodlech &' I 1. RX1: sectlionii H1psopilu.s Hiunge: A.1y'he',gensis. IPodlcch & I,. R. Xn; section KomIaIroriella;contscliiaro: A. eIptocladus Iodlcli S I.. 11. Xu:section Laguropsis Bunge: A. hirtaephiolttn PIodleci &I,. 11. Xu; section Ornitlloptoliuhn Bunge: A.. hiochlrn-giMns is olllli h& l. P l. Xuc. .. Xu.A. maiInsuilus Podlcch , I..R. Xu, A1. sa<(iensis I'dlecih &S IL. 1. Xn. A. s..prodbir'risPIIdlch & I. 1. Xu; section ()rooidl'i A. (Gray: A1.ganft sh(m'n.sis Pidlcch & 1L. 1. Xu: section lPoliuthrix.Ilnge: A' . b .xoien'sisP. d I dlechl I,. t1. Xl. A. jiazaenlsisPodlech & I,. R1. Xu: section 7nTrachl ycr 'is.: A.,. acc<pttu.sPodlhch &i 1.I. R. Xu. A. hrc'ivexillaits IPoullech & 1.. R.Xn. A. jilidens Poldlechi & I,. R1. Xn, A. glahriltnlusI'odlclchI & I,. R. Xl, /A. levl('nsis. Podlcclh & i,. 1. Xu,'1. lIsrir'ola P1odlcch & 1.. 1. XI,.1. l/. chi>obins Podlleclht 1,. R. Xn, A. marcriculus Peodcli h I,. 1R. Xn, . .ning.xitinsis Podlec h & 1,. R. Xiu, A. occult/s Podlcclh &1. I. X, Il. p.rbrecis IPodleclh & I,. H. X, A.1. porphluv'sIodlech &I 1.. R11. XuA. secrelts Podlcch & 1I. 17. XI, :1.sinlkiangn'rsis Podlcchi & I.. R. Xu, .A. i. s t,./ mirPodlec('h & I,. R. Xu, A. trnsciticolad Podleclh I,. 1R.Xu, A. tri/juigus PoIlecnh & L. I. X.I 1. res'c."s Podlecch &1,. 11. Xu, A. visibil/ s IPodlcch & I,. I. Xu: section//iinosi A. (Gray: 1. gtitainsis Podleci S 1.. 1. Xu.I'urthermnorc, twvo l;ixa are raised in raunk. Key' words: Alslraalu.s,, China, I.cggunminosae. During a slay in (China to see the richli Aslirgulnus L.. (I egiinminosae) miaterial in the largest herbaria. namely, leijing (PI), Kunming (KUiN), and 'angliing (\\ ItK). we identified a number of new species tlihal were previously u atnnaed or wrongly named. T'ihev are dlescribed here. The flora of China is very rich in A.sragalns sp)ecies. In a forthcoming volume ofl' Flora of China, 388 sp|)cies. of which 210 are endemic in China. will be Irealed. I. Astragalus sect. Brachyearpurs ]1orissova, in Fl. it ISS 12: 877. 1940. TYPE: Alslragunis mlna-nosilnca s Benthani (lectotype. designaled Iby 'Poleeh, 199O(: 4166). 1. Aslragalus ahlraiiniilus PoIleclh & I. I1. Xu. sp. no() . T'iPE: (hina. Qinghai: (Chaidam I(,)aitaml bIasin. DI)onjishian kou, l1020 I, 5 July 1959, Qinh/aui-(Cans.iu Tearn .57 (hlolot[pe. PI'). DiiTeril ah .tlr,gulo dln.sil/lor, karclin & Kirilhn stipulisfoli<ruan supl.riorum laxe alblo<-uigro-pilosis, imprim is n Fur-gin's apilh''mqut viersus (n l l llill(' I;niI ullll albu-ciliatis).r'ily]cc 5--() mii In e r3>-1111nu ) longo) , \'xillo Cai. (9 iiin (I11r()-7 mlll1) long). labrninis alanruII ()hovato-s;l)uith latis, apic) inirnal i um versus vah' dil lili,. 2 um atis h(ncc angustcuhhu gis. 1.2 un latis)+ <,va,+iis glaluris (o'' t)ih)'si,). I'lin Itca. 15 cii tall. Ca(^ndi' wilth � elongated.slender. bIranched slolons. Sle.ts :3-1)0 em long,slender. p)rostrale to ascendting, loosely to denselyvcovereld ,illi appressed, vwhite hairs ()..3-().5) imn lon;g,at the nodes \vilth some black lhairs mixed in. the basalparts and the stolons glabrous. Stipules adnale to thepetiole for 1-2 inuni, ihose of lower leaves miembra-nous. 3-1 mm long. triangultar, shortly vaginale-colinate Ibehind lth stem, glabrous or sparsel\' hairy.tlihose of upper leaves greenish, narrowly triangular. 5-7 nm long. ifre firoi each olther. loosely whliile andblack hairy. especially towand the margins anid the lip.Novt N 17: 228-2;51. PIt tlisittt:) (N 20 JI '.: 2007.Northwel{;stern Institute of lung-Ran XuBotany, Academia Siii(c. Yangling 712100, Shaanxi,People's Ilepu) llic( of China
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