Astragalus_brachycalyx

<i>Astragalus brachycalyx</i>

Astragalus brachycalyx

Species of legume found on mountains in western Asia

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]

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