Argyrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of this genus are found in Africa, western and south Asia, and southern Europe.
Species Argyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:
Section Amplexicaule Argyrolobium amplexicaule (E. Mey.) Dummer Argyrolobium crinitum Walp.
Section Lunare
Argyrolobium lunare (L.) Druce subsp. lunare subsp. sericeum
Argyrolobium splendens Walp.
Section Transvaalense Argyrolobium baptisioides Walp.
Argyrolobium frutescens Burtt Davy
Argyrolobium longifolium (Meissner) Walp. Argyrolobium megarrhizum Bolus Argyrolobium muddii Dummer
Argyrolobium speciosum Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. speciosum subsp. macrophyllum
Argyrolobium transvaalense Schinz Argyrolobium wilmsii Harms
Section Polyphyllum Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium incanum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium parviflorum T.J.Edwards Argyrolobium polyphyllum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium tenue (E.Mey.) Walp. (tentatively placed here) Argyrolobium trifoliatum (Thunb.) Druce
Section Argyrolobium
Argyrolobium adscendens Walp.
Argyrolobium aciculare Dummer
Argyrolobium angustissimum (E. Mey.) T.J. Edwards Argyrolobium argenteum (N.J. Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Argyrolobium barbatum Walp.
Argyrolobium campicola Harms Argyrolobium candicans Eckl. & Zeyh. Argyrolobium collinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium filiforme Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium harmsianum Harms Argyrolobium harveyanum Oliv.
Argyrolobium humile E. Phillips
Argyrolobium lotoides Trautv.
Argyrolobium marginatum Bolus Argyrolobium molle Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium pachyphyllum Schltr.
Argyrolobium pauciflorum Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. pauciflorum Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. semiglabrum Harv. Argyrolobium petiolare Walp.
Argyrolobium pseudotuberosum T.J.Edwards Argyrolobium pumilum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium rarum Dummer
Argyrolobium rotundifolium T.J.Edwards Argyrolobium rupestre (E. Mey.) Walp. subsp. aberdaricum (Harms) Polhill subsp. remotum (A. Rich.) Polhill subsp. rupestre (E. Mey.) Walp.
Argyrolobium sericosemium Harms
Argyrolobium stipulaceum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium tomentosum (Andrews) Druce Argyrolobium tuberosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Argyrolobium velutinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
Middle-Eastern and Asian species The following species are found in the Middle East and in south Asia. They have not been assigned to a section.
Argyrolobium aegacanthoides (Vved.) Moteetee
Argyrolobium arabicum (Decne.) Jaub. & Spach Argyrolobium barikotense Rech.f. Argyrolobium biebersteinii P.W. Ball
Argyrolobium confertum Polhill Argyrolobium crotalarioides Jaub. & Spach
Argyrolobium flaccidum (Royle) Jaub. & Spach
Argyrolobium pulvinatum Rech. f. Argyrolobium roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach var. album (U.C.Bhattach.) L.B.Chaudhary var. elongatum (Ali) L.B.Chaudhary var. ornithopodioides (Jaub. & Spach) Moteetee var. roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach var. subuniflorum Boiss. Argyrolobium stenophyllum Boiss.
Tropical African species The following species are found in tropical Africa. They have not been assigned to a section.
Argyrolobium aequinoctiale Baker
Argyrolobium eylesii Baker f. Argyrolobium fischeri Taub. Argyrolobium friesianum Harms
Argyrolobium macrophyllum Harms
Argyrolobium ramosissimum Baker
Argyrolobium schimperianum A. Rich. Argyrolobium stolzii Harms Argyrolobium vaginiferum Harms
Unassigned The following species have not been assigned to a section.
Argyrolobium bodkinii Dummer
Argyrolobium catati (Drake) M. Peltier
Argyrolobium itremoense Du Puy & Labat
Argyrolobium microphyllum Ball
Argyrolobium pedunculare Benth.
Argyrolobium saharae Pomel Argyrolobium terme Walp. Argyrolobium thomii Harv.
Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W. Ball Argyrolobium uniflorum (Decne.) Jaub. & Spach
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status The status of the following species is unresolved:
Argyrolobium adscendens (E. Mey.) Walp. ex Harms Argyrolobium armindae Marrero Rodr. Argyrolobium dasycarpum Hochst. ex Baker Argyrolobium dimidiatum Schinz Argyrolobium fallax Ball Argyrolobium filicaule Hochst. ex Engl. Argyrolobium fulvicaule Hochst. ex Engl. Argyrolobium krebsianum C.Presl Argyrolobium monticola Baker f. Argyrolobium mucilagineum Blatt. Argyrolobium purpurascens Blatt. Argyrolobium remotum Hochst. ex A.Rich. Argyrolobium robustum T.J.Edwards Argyrolobium sessilifolium Janka Argyrolobium strigosum Blatt.
Phylogeny The following relationships have been suggested for the South African species of the genus Argyrolobium:
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