Bituminaria

Bituminaria
Bituminaria bituminosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Psoraleeae
Genus:	Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr. (1759), nom. cons. prop.[1][2]
Species[2]
10; see text
Synonyms[2]
Aspalthium Medik. (1787) Rhynchodium C.Presl (1845)

Bituminaria is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia.

10 species are accepted:[2]

• Bituminaria antiatlantica Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Cristaudo & Giusso – southwestern Morocco
• Bituminaria atropurpurea (Maire) Bogdanović, C.Brullo, Brullo, Cambria & Giusso – south-central Morocco
• Bituminaria basaltica Miniss., C.Brullo, Brullo, Giusso & Sciandr. – Sicily
• Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C.H. Stirt. – Mediterranean Basin and Caucasus
• Bituminaria flaccida (Nábělek) Greuter – Jordan, Sinai, and Saudi Arabia
• Bituminaria kyreniae Giusso, C.Brullo, Brullo, Cambria & Miniss. – Cyprus
• Bituminaria morisiana (Pignatti & Metlesics) Greuter[3] – Sardinia
• Bituminaria palaestina (Bassi) Brullo, C.Brullo, Miniss., Salmeri & Giusso – Levant
• Bituminaria plumosa (Rchb.) Bogdanović, C.Brullo, Brullo, Ljubičić & Giusso – Croatia
• Bituminaria tunetana C.Brullo, Brullo, Cambria, El Mokni & Giusso – Tunisia

References

1. Tropicos, Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr.
2. Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
3. A pterocarpan from the seeds of Bituminaria morisiana. Marco Leonti, Laura Casu, Jurg Gertsch, Leonardo Bonsignore, Costantino Floris, Mariano Casu and Filippo Cottiglia, J Nat Med (2010) 64:354–357, doi:10.1007/s11418-010-0408-7