Genus of legumes
Zuccagnia punctata flowering plant in the family Fabaceae . It is the sole species in genus Zuccagnia Caesalpinieae [ 2] Caesalpinioideae .[ 3]
Plants grow to about 5m tall, have small leaflets with clearly visible punctate glands, yellow 5-merous flowers , and produce leathery, red-haired dehiscent pods bearing a single seed each.[ 4]
It is found in treeless, scrubby areas up to 2,700 m (8,858 ft) above sea level, and is native only to central Argentina [ 5] Chile .[ 4]
The genus was named in honor of Italian botanist and teacher Attilio Zuccagni (1754–1807),[ 4] Natural History Museum of the University of Florence in Florence . The specific epithet punctata is Latin , meaning "spotty", and refers to the appearance of the leaf surface.[ 6]
It was published in Icon. (Cavanilles) vol.5 on page 2 in 1799 by Antonio José Cavanilles .[ 5]
References
^ Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 2. 1799. "Name - !Zuccagnia Cav" . Tropicos . Saint Louis, Missouri : Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 22 October 2013 .^ Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)" . PhytoKeys (71): 1– 160. doi :10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203 PMC 5558824 PMID 28814915 . ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny" . Taxon 66 (1): 44– 77. doi :10.12705/661.3 hdl :10568/90658 ^ a b c Allen, O. N. & Allen, Ethel K. (1981). The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation University of Wisconsin Press . p. 704. ISBN 0-299-08400-0 ^ a b "Zuccagnia punctata Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" . Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 22 December 2022 .^ Michael L. Charters (ed.). "California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations" . Sierra Madre, CA.
