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http://dx.doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2015.45.3.227

A taxonomic revision of Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) in Korea  

Choi, In-Su (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
Kim, So-Young (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
Choi, Byoung-Hee (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
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Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy / v.45, no.3, 2015 , pp. 227-238 More about this Journal
Abstract
Korean species within the genus Astragalus have been taxonomically revised based on herbarium specimens and field examinations. In this study, we recognized the following eight species and one variety: A. laxmannii subsp. laxmannii, A. dahuricus, A. sikokianus, A. uliginosus, A. schelichowii, A. setsureianus, A. mongholicus var. dahuricus, A. mongholicus var. nakaianus, and A. sinicus. Based on recent taxonomic progress with this genus, their scientific names are being reconsidered. A Korean plant, previously recorded as A. adsurgens, is included in the polymorphic taxa A. laxmannii subsp. laxmannii. Astragalus koraiensis was initially described from Gangwon Province as an endemic species, and it is now regarded as conspecific with A. sikokianus. Furthermore, the taxonomic entities and their morphological characteristics have been clarified for A. schelichowii and A. setsureianus, both of which are not well known in Korea. We provide a key to these species and enumerate their synonymies and taxonomic notes.
Keywords
Korean Astragalus; Fabaceae; taxonomy; morphology; distribution;
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