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150. Hedysarum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 745. 1753.

岩黄耆属 yan huang qi shu

Authors: Langran Xu & Byoung-Hee Choi

Stracheya Bentham.

Herbs, rarely shrublets or shrubs. Stipules 2, opposite petiole, scarious, connate or free, marcescent or deciduous. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflet blades opposite, margin entire. Racemes axillary, lax to capitate; bracts marcescent or caducous. Bracteoles 2, at base of calyx. Calyx campanulate to obliquely campanulate; teeth 5, ± equal or unequal. Corolla purple, pink, yellow, or white; standard usually longer than wings, shorter or rarely as long as or longer than keel, turned backward at anthesis; keel with claw half or less than half as long as lamina. Stamens diadelphous (9+1). Ovary sessile to stipitate, with a few ovules. Legume articulate, usually divided into several articles, indehiscent, sutures connate or winged; articles compressed to biconvex, with veins, ribs, bristles, or spines, margin usually distinct.

About 160 species: N Africa, Asia, Europe, North America; 41 species (17 endemic) in China.


1 Adaxial calyx teeth 1.5-4 × as long as tube; legume usually prickly or ribbed (but unknown for some species); leaflet blades leathery, lateral veins obscure   (2)
+ Adaxial calyx teeth ± as long as to shorter than tube; legume surfaces without prickles or ribs; leaflet blades membranous, lateral veins conspicuous   (15)
       
2 (1) Legume articles without conspicuous septa, with triangular and irregular prickles along margins; stipules apically connate.   1 H. tibeticum
+ Legume articles with conspicuous septa, without prickles or with linear and regular prickles along margins; stipules mostly apically distinct   (3)
       
3 (2) Stems longer than 15 cm   (4)
+ Stems 4 cm or less   (8)
       
4 (3) Corolla pale yellow.   29 H. dahuricum
+ Corolla purple or pinkish purple   (5)
       
5 (4) Corolla wings ca. 2/5 as long as standard.   30 H. brachypterum
+ Corolla wings 1/2-3/4 as long as standard   (6)
       
6 (5) Stems ascending, 15-20 cm tall; corolla 1.5-1.7 cm.   31 H. gmelinii
+ Stems erect to ascending at base, 30-90 cm tall; corolla 1-1.4 cm   (7)
       
7 (6) Leaflet blades narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, 1-1.2 × 0.3-0.5 cm.   32 H. songaricum
+ Leaflet blades oblong-ovate, 3-3.5 × 0.6-0.7 cm.   33 H. shanense
       
8 (3) Leaflet blades adaxially glabrous, subglabrous, or with scattered trichomes   (9)
+ Leaflet blades adaxially sparsely pilose, sparsely pubescent, or pubescent   (10)
       
9 (8) Calyx teeth 2-3 × as long as tube; corolla wings 1/4-1/3 as long as standard; leaflets 4-9 mm.   34 H. petrovii
+ Calyx teeth 1.5-2 × as long as tube; corolla wings ca. 1/5 as long as standard; leaflets 12-16 mm.   35 H. setigerum
       
10 (8) Leaves 13-24-foliolate.   36 H. kumaonense
+ Leaves 3-13-foliolate   (11)
       
11 (10) Leaflet blades ovate or broadly ovate; legume tomentose or pubescent   (12)
+ Leaflet blades narrowly ovate-lanceolate, lanceolate-elliptic, ovate-oblong, narrowly elliptic, ovate, or ovate-elliptic; legume with dense hyaline scalelike trichomes (unknown for H. setosum)   (13)
       
12 (11) Leaves 3-7-foliolate.   37 H. iliense
+ Leaves 7- or 9-foliolate.   38 H. splendens
       
13 (11) Stems 1-2 cm; leaflet blades narrowly ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic, 1.2-1.5 cm.   39 H. krylovii
+ Stems inconspicuous; leaflet blades ovate-oblong, narrowly elliptic, ovate, or ovate-elliptic, 0.6-0.9 cm   (14)
       
14 (13) Corolla 1.2-1.4 cm; calyx 7-8 mm; plants 5-15 cm tall.   40 H. ferganense
+ Corolla 1.7-2 cm; calyx 8-10 mm; plants 15-20 cm tall.   41 H. setosum
       
15 (1) Legume articles with a ca. 1 mm dentate margin.   2 H. dentatoalatum
+ Legume articles with a 0.5 mm or less dentate or entire margin (unknown for H. xizangense)   (16)
       
16 (15) Legume articles pyramidal.   3 H. trigonomerum
+ Legume articles ovoid, globose, subglobose, ellipsoid, or rhomboid (unknown for H. xizangense)   (17)
       
17 (16) Corolla yellow   (18)
+ Corolla pinkish purple to dark purple (red but apically dark purple in H. kirghisorum, unknown for H. longigynophorum)   (25)
       
18 (17) Calyx teeth ± equal   (19)
+ Most abaxial calyx tooth 2-3 × as long as others   (22)
       
19 (18) Leaves 9-15-foliolate; leaflet blades 1-2 cm wide   (20)
+ Leaves 13-33-foliolate; leaflet blades 0.4-0.7 cm wide   (21)
       
20 (19) Racemes distinctly longer than leaves; legume article margins entire.   6 H. flavescens
+ Racemes ± as long as leaves; legume article margins dentate.   7 H. semenovii
       
21 (19) Leaves 13-27-foliolate; leaflet blades long ovate to ovate-lanceolate, abaxially dark brownish and adaxially greenish.   4 H. limitaneum
+ Leaves 27-33-foliolate; leaflet blades ovate-oblong, abaxially and adaxially greenish.   5 H. thiochroum
       
22 (18) Bracts marcescent, 1/4-2/3 as long as pedicels.   8 H. polybotrys
+ Bracts caducous, ca. 2/3 as long as to longer than pedicels   (23)
       
23 (22) Legume article wings inconspicuous, entire; calyx densely pubescent.   9 H. citrinum
+ Legume article wings conspicuous, dentate; calyx sparsely pubescent   (24)
       
24 (23) Adaxial most calyx tooth 0.7-1.5 × as long as tube, others less than 1/2 as long as tube; pedicel 5-6 mm.   10 H. ussuriense
+ Adaxial most calyx tooth 1.5-2 × as long as tube, others 1/2 to as long as tube; pedicel 3-4 mm.   11 H. taipeicum
       
25 (17) Auricle of corolla wing less than 1/2 as long of claw; calyx teeth subulate, apex long cuspidate.   18 H. falconeri
+ Auricle of corolla wing as long as claw; calyx teeth triangular, triangular-subulate, or lanceolate, apex not long cuspidate   (26)
       
26 (25) Leaflet blades adaxially pubescent, sericeous, or tomentose   (27)
+ Leaflet blades adaxially glabrous   (29)
       
27 (26) Corolla wings equal to or longer than keel; calyx with adaxial 2 teeth connate.   19 H. campylocarpon
+ Corolla wings shorter than keel; calyx teeth not connate   (28)
       
28 (27) Leaflet blades narrowly ovate to ovate, 20-24 × 7-9 mm; bracteoles shorter, 0.4-0.7 mm; lateral veins conspicuous.   28 H. taoriparium
+ Leaflet blades broadly ovate to suborbicular, 6-10 × 5-10 mm; bracteoles longer, 3.5-5 mm; lateral veins sometimes inconspicuous.   20 H. pseudastragalus
       
29 (26) Corolla keel shorter than standard and wing, wings not curved upward at apex; legume often inconspicuously constricted between articles at abaxial suture.   12 H. inundatum
+ Corolla keel longer than standard or wing, wings curved upward at apex; legume conspicuously constricted between articles   (30)
       
30 (29) Bracts obovate to obtuse, apex usually dentate; rhizomes often with tubercle; leaflet blades obovate, elliptic, or suborbicular.   21 H. algidum
+ Bracts ovate or obovate, apex acute or acuminate; rhizomes without tubercle; leaflet blades ovate, elliptic, or oblong   (31)
       
31 (30) Pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm.   25 H. jinchuanense
+ Pedicel 0.2-0.6 cm   (32)
       
32 (31) Legume articles 1 or 2, rhomboid.   24 H. longigynophorum
+ Legume articles (1 or)2-5, ovate, obovate, or elliptic   (33)
       
33 (32) Adaxial calyx teeth 1/5-1/3 as long as tube   (34)
+ Adaxial calyx teeth ca. 1/2 as long as to equal to tube   (35)
       
34 (33) Bract marcescent; racemes densely flowered.   13 H. alpinum
+ Bract caducous; racemes laxly flowered.   14 H. laxiflorum
       
35 (33) Legume articles acute at apex; stem and leaves sericeous   (36)
+ Legume articles obtuse at apex; stem and leaves tomentose   (37)
       
36 (35) Corolla wings longer than standard; leaflet blades 2-4 cm; legume pubescent.   26 H. fistulosum
+ Corolla wings shorter than standard; leaflet blades 1-1.5 cm; legume glabrous.   15 H. nagarzense
       
37 (35) Corolla 2.1-2.5 cm.   22 H. tanguticum
+ Corolla 1.2-2 cm   (38)
       
38 (37) Leaflet blades 1.9-3 × 0.6-1.4 cm   (39)
+ Leaflet blades 1-1.6 × 0.5-0.9 cm   (40)
       
39 (38) Corolla red, with dark purple at apex; bracts slightly longer than pedicel; plants 15-30 cm tall.   16 H. kirghisorum
+ Corolla purple, not dark purple at apex; bracts ca. 2 × as long as pedicel, subequal to calyx teeth; plants 30-60(-90) cm tall.   17 H. neglectum
       
40 (38) Racemes dense; pedicel 2-3 mm; calyx teeth narrowly lanceolate; corolla standard long obovate, 1.2-1.4 cm, keel 1-2 mm longer than standard.   23 H. sikkimense
+ Racemes lax; pedicel 3-4 mm; calyx teeth triangular-lanceolate; corolla standard obovate, 1.4-1.5 cm, keel 2-3 mm longer than standard.   27 H. xizangense

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