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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
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
173587726/07/2008ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasManuel Godoy
173587606/07/2008ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasManuel Godoy
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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 18/09/2026.