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Taxon:  Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge



Summary
Genus:
Astragalus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Subtribe:
Astragalinae
Nomen number:
5824
Place of publication:
Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16):25. 1868; 15(1):30. 1869, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons., Shenzhen ICN 14.10 & App. IV) against the earlier homonym (Shenzhen ICN 53) Astragalus membranaceus Moench, nom. rej.
Verified:
08/29/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge var. membranaceus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge var. mongholicus (Fisch. ex Bunge) P. K. Hsiao
Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
Astragalus penduliflorus Lam. var. dahuricus (Fisch.) X. Y. Zhu
Astragalus penduliflorus Lam. var. mongholicus (Bunge) X. Y. Zhu
Astragalus propinquus Schischk.
Phaca alpina Jacq. var. dahurica Fisch.
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Reference(s)
  1. American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce
  2. Appelquist, W. L. 2017. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 69. Taxon 66:506. Note: proposal for conservation recommended
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Dong, T. T. X. et al. 2003. Phylogeny of Astragalus in China: molecular evidence from the DNA sequences of 5S rRNA spacer, ITS, and 18S rRNA. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:6709-6714.
  5. Du, C. et al. 2016. (2431) Proposal to conserve the name Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge against A. membranaceus Moench (Leguminosae) . Taxon 65:392-393. Note: proposed for conservation; prefer to keep distinct from the European Astragalus penduliflorus Lam.
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  7. Fu, Y. C. et al. 1977-. Flora intramongolica. Note: lists as Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge
  8. Hoang, H.-D. et al. 1997. Additional notes to the checklist of Korean cultivated plants (5). Consolidated summary and indexes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:355.
  9. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: lists as Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge
  10. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge
  11. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  12. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:82
  13. Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Wilson, K. L. 2017. Report of the General Committee: 18. Taxon 66:742. Note: proposal for conservation recommended
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
  17. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Astragalus penduliflorus Lam.
  18. Zhu, X.-Y. 2005. Revision of the Astragalus penduliflorus complex (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Nordic J. Bot. 23:289. Note: = Astragalus penduliflorus subsp. mongholicus var. dahuricus (Fisch.) X. Y. Zhu
Common names
English
membranous milk-vetch –
Transcribed Chinese
huang qi –
meng gu huang qi –
Transcribed Korean
hwanggi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKhabarovsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKhakassia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTuva 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Khakassia, Tuva, Yakutia-Sakha, Krasnoyarsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye]
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolkloreas A. mongholicusMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5824. Accessed 13 May 2025.