Astragalus fresenii Decne.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (El-Khalafy et al., 2021) or Extant (Rediscovered?) (POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1983?
POWO (2024) includes a modern photograph of the species, suggesting that it is extant/rediscovered.
Distribution
Egypt
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
El-Khalafy, Mohamed Mahmoud, Ahmed, Dalia Abd El- Azeem, Shaltout, Kamal Hussein, Al-Sodany, Yassin Mohamed and Haroun, Soliman Abdelfattah. (2021). Re-assessment of the endemic taxa in the Egyptian Flora. African Journal of Ecology 59: 784-796. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12880
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 18 May 2024]
Zahran, M., Amer, M., Aflah, A. and Ghaly, O. (2015). Endemic species in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, with Particular reference to Saint Katherine Protectorate: I- Ecological features. Journal of Environmental Science 44: 589-609.