Astragalus brachycalyx
Astragalus brachycalyx, the Persian manna or manna, whose name is derived from the Latin ‘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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. brachycalyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus brachycalyx | |
| Synonyms | |
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Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn. | |
References
- "Astragalus adscendens Persian Manna PFAF Plant Database".
- "Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 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. hdl:11147/6631.
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