Astragalus brachycalyx
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Astragalus brachycalyx, the Persian manna or manna, whose name is derived from the Greek ‘brachy’ meaning "short" and ‘calyx’ meaning the sepal of a flower, is a species of legume commonly found on ro
Astragalus brachycalyx Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 166
Tragacanth
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Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, A. brachycalyx, and A. tragacantha.
Astragalus brachycalyx
…of legume commonly found on rocky mountain slopes in western Asia, from western Iran and northern Iraq to Turkey, and is commonly used as a source of gum tragacanth. The sweet honeydew of the plant lice Cyamophila astragalicola secreted onto A. brachycalyx is an essential component of traditional gaz, the Persian…
Astragalus gummifer
A dish of Tragacanth