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Taxon:  Astragalus sinicus L.



Summary
Genus:
Astragalus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Subtribe:
Astragalinae
Nomen number:
100402
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:103. 1767
Verified:
02/07/1989 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Astragalus lotoides Lam.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  4. Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang. 1987. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117.
  5. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  6. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:82
  7. Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
  8. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  9. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  10. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  11. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  12. Turland, N. J. & C. E. Jarvis. 1997. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Taxon 46:465. Note: lectotypify
  13. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Common names
English
Chinese milk-vetch –
German
Milchwicke –
Japanese Rōmaji
genge –
renge-sō –
Transcribed Korean
jaunyeong –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan n. & c.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam n.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan (n. & c.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam (n.)
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalsoil improvercult. as green manureOhwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Medicinesfolklore Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
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=100402. Accessed 28 April 2025.