# Argyrolobium

Argyrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of this genus are found in Africa, western and south Asia, and southern Europe.

## Species

Argyrolobium comprises the following sections and species:

### Section Amplexicaule

* Argyrolobium amplexicaule (E. Mey.) Dummer
* Argyrolobium crinitum Walp.

### Section Lunare

* Argyrolobium lunare (L.) Druce
** subsp. lunare
** subsp. sericeum
* Argyrolobium splendens Walp.

### Section Transvaalense

* Argyrolobium baptisioides Walp.
* Argyrolobium frutescens Burtt Davy
* Argyrolobium longifolium (Meissner) Walp.
* Argyrolobium megarrhizum Bolus
* Argyrolobium muddii Dummer
* Argyrolobium speciosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
** subsp. speciosum
** subsp. macrophyllum
* Argyrolobium transvaalense Schinz
* Argyrolobium wilmsii Harms

### Section Polyphyllum

* Argyrolobium crassifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium incanum Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium parviflorum T.J.Edwards
* Argyrolobium polyphyllum Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium tenue (E.Mey.) Walp. (tentatively placed here)
* Argyrolobium trifoliatum (Thunb.) Druce

### Section Argyrolobium

* Argyrolobium adscendens Walp.
* Argyrolobium aciculare Dummer
* Argyrolobium angustissimum (E. Mey.) T.J. Edwards
* Argyrolobium argenteum (N.J. Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium barbatum Walp.
* Argyrolobium campicola Harms
* Argyrolobium candicans Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium collinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium filiforme Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium harmsianum Harms
* Argyrolobium harveyanum Oliv.
* Argyrolobium humile E. Phillips
* Argyrolobium lotoides Trautv.
* Argyrolobium marginatum Bolus
* Argyrolobium molle Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium pachyphyllum Schltr.
* Argyrolobium pauciflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.
** subsp. pauciflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.
** subsp. semiglabrum Harv.
* Argyrolobium petiolare Walp.
* Argyrolobium pseudotuberosum T.J.Edwards
* Argyrolobium pumilum Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium rarum Dummer
* Argyrolobium rotundifolium T.J.Edwards
* Argyrolobium rupestre (E. Mey.) Walp.
** subsp. aberdaricum (Harms) Polhill
** subsp. remotum (A. Rich.) Polhill
** subsp. rupestre (E. Mey.) Walp.
* Argyrolobium sericosemium Harms
* Argyrolobium stipulaceum Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium tomentosum (Andrews) Druce
* Argyrolobium tuberosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
* Argyrolobium velutinum Eckl. & Zeyh.

### Middle-Eastern and Asian species

The following species are found in the Middle East and in south Asia. They have not been assigned to a section.
* Argyrolobium aegacanthoides (Vved.) Moteetee
* Argyrolobium arabicum (Decne.) Jaub. & Spach
* Argyrolobium barikotense Rech.f.
* Argyrolobium biebersteinii P.W. Ball
* Argyrolobium confertum Polhill
* Argyrolobium crotalarioides Jaub. & Spach
* Argyrolobium flaccidum (Royle) Jaub. & Spach
* Argyrolobium pulvinatum Rech. f.
* Argyrolobium roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
** var. album (U.C.Bhattach.) L.B.Chaudhary
** var. elongatum (Ali) L.B.Chaudhary
** var. ornithopodioides (Jaub. & Spach) Moteetee
** var. roseum (Cambess.) Jaub. & Spach
** var. subuniflorum Boiss.
* Argyrolobium stenophyllum Boiss.

#### Tropical African species

The following species are found in tropical Africa. They have not been assigned to a section.
* Argyrolobium aequinoctiale Baker
* Argyrolobium eylesii Baker f.
* Argyrolobium fischeri Taub.
* Argyrolobium friesianum Harms
* Argyrolobium macrophyllum Harms
* Argyrolobium ramosissimum Baker
* Argyrolobium schimperianum A. Rich.
* Argyrolobium stolzii Harms
* Argyrolobium vaginiferum Harms

### Unassigned

The following species have not been assigned to a section.
* Argyrolobium bodkinii Dummer
* Argyrolobium catati (Drake) M. Peltier
* Argyrolobium itremoense Du Puy & Labat
* Argyrolobium microphyllum Ball
* Argyrolobium pedunculare Benth.
* Argyrolobium saharae Pomel
* Argyrolobium terme Walp.
* Argyrolobium thomii Harv.
* Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W. Ball

## Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:
* Argyrolobium adscendens (E. Mey.) Walp. ex Harms
* Argyrolobium armindae Marrero Rodr.
* Argyrolobium dasycarpum Hochst. ex Baker
* Argyrolobium dimidiatum Schinz
* Argyrolobium fallax Ball
* Argyrolobium filicaule Hochst. ex Engl.
* Argyrolobium fulvicaule Hochst. ex Engl.
* Argyrolobium krebsianum C.Presl
* Argyrolobium monticola Baker f.
* Argyrolobium mucilagineum Blatt.
* Argyrolobium purpurascens Blatt.
* Argyrolobium remotum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
* Argyrolobium robustum T.J.Edwards
* Argyrolobium sessilifolium Janka
* Argyrolobium strigosum Blatt.

## Phylogeny

The following relationships have been suggested for the South African species of the genus Argyrolobium: