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Zuccagnia punctata

Zuccagnia punctata

Cav.
Falsa Jarilla

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Zuccagnia punctata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is the sole species in genus Zuccagnia. It belongs to tribe Caesalpinieae of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Plants grow to about 5m tall, have small leaflets with clearly visible punctate glands, yellow 5-merous flowers, and produce leathery, red-haired dehiscent pods bearing a single seed each.

It is found in treeless, scrubby areas up to 2700 m above sea level, and is native only to central Argentina and Chile.

The genus was named in honor of Italian botanist and teacher Attilio Zuccagni (1754–1807), who was the director of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence in Florence. The specific epithet punctata is Latin, meaning "spotty", and refers to the appearance of the leaf surface.

It was published in Icon. (Cavanilles) vol.5 on page 2 in 1799 by Antonio José Cavanilles.

Source: Wikipedia, article Zuccagnia punctata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 17

Foto
Photography ID: 672161
  Adult

Sanagasta
La Rioja
Argentina
11/19/2022
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 672160
  Adult

Sanagasta
La Rioja
Argentina
11/19/2022
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 634191
  Adult

Famatina
La Rioja
Argentina
05/08/2025
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 579064
  Adult

Sanagasta
La Rioja
Argentina
12/27/2020
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 579063
  Adult

Sanagasta
La Rioja
Argentina
12/27/2020
Ramón Vera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246504402/05/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaAntinaco, Departamento FamatinaFederico Carlos Izasa
246219422/04/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de la Aguadita, Departamento FamatinaFederico Carlos Izasa
228711808/05/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaLos Corrales, FamatinaFederico Carlos Izasa
224125725/01/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaLa Quebrada - Ciudad Capital de La RiojaRamón Vera
197266911/02/2024ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasJorge La Grotteria
197266311/02/2024ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasMaría Alejandra Sosa
197588425/10/2023ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasJorgelina Lopez
243032019/11/2022ArgentinaLa RiojaSanagastaRamón Vera
173224402/09/2022ArgentinaSaltaCafayateMarcos Augusto Lartigau
202026927/12/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaSanagastaRamón Vera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Zuccagnia punctata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.