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Astragalus lowarensis Ali in Kew Bull. 28(2): 299. 1973.

Perennial herb, root woody. Stem branched, internodes pilose. Leaf alternate, imparipinnately compound, petiole c. 5-10 mm long, rachis c. 20-32 mm long, pubescent; leaflets 9-13, c. 3-5 mm long, c. 1.5-2.5 mm broad, obovate, entire, obtuse, pubescent on both sides; stipules c. 2.5 mm long. Inflorescence peduncled raceme, peduncle c. 7-23 mm long. Bracts c. 1 mm long, pubescent. Pedicel c. 1-1.5 mm long. Calyx c. 3.5-4.0 mm long, white-pubescent, teeth c. 2-2.5 mm long. Vexillum c. 5 mm long. Wing c. 4.5 mm long. Keel c. 5 mm long. Fruit rostrate, semicircular, c. 5 mm in diameter, almost unilocular, 4-seeded.

Fl.Per.: April.

Holotype: Chitral, Ziarat, Lowarai Pass, 6500 ft., on sandy bank, 29.4.1958, J.D.A. Stainton 2318 (BM).

Distribution: Endemic to Chitral.


 

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