Argylia robusta Sandwith

  • Authority

    Gentry, Alwyn H. 1992. Bignoniaceae--part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25: 1-370. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bignoniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Argylia robusta Sandwith

  • Type

    Type. Argentina. Neuquén: Entre Río Agrio and Chos Malal, 900-1200 m, Comber 162 (holotype, K; isotypes, BM, E).

  • Description

    Species Description - Morphologically well characterized among Argentinian species by its erect robust growth form 30-60 cm tall and with a well-developed, multiflowered terminal raceme. The 3-5-foliolate leaves have leaflets that are broader (1-3 cm wide) and less deeply and regularly incised than in any other species of the genus. Argylia robusta is most closely related to A. potentillifolia, with which it shares habit and inflorescence features as well as a linear capsule (50-70 cm long in A. robusta), but that Chilean species has 5-11-foliolate leaves with narrower, more evenly incised leaflets.

  • Distribution

    Argentina South America| Neuquén Argentina South America|