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Astragalus brachycalyx

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Persian manna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. brachycalyx
Binomial name
Astragalus brachycalyx
Synonyms

Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn.
Astracantha adscendens (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech

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

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  1. ^ "Astragalus adscendens Persian Manna PFAF Plant Database".
  2. ^ "Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. ^ 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.