Fabaceae FAMILY

Zuccagnia punctata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

Zuccagnia punctata is a plant of semi-arid to arid regions in the warm temperate and subtropical zones of Argentina and Chile, where it can be found at elevations up to 2,700 metres^[1]. Requires a sunny position. Found in the wild on sandy soils.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Zuccagnia+punctata>

Pollinators

Insects

References

[1]The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation — Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. · University of Wisconsin · 1981 · ISBN 0-333-32221-5 ↩︎An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
[2]The Effect of Zuccagnia punctata, an Argentine Medicinal Plant, on Virulence Factors from Candida Species — Gabriela N. et al · 2014 · ISBN 1555-9475 ↩︎
[3]Effect of structurally related flavonoids from Zuccagnia punctata Cav. on Caenorhabditis elegans — D’Almeida R.E. et al · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0023 · ISBN 1230-2821 ↩︎
[4]Extracts and phenolic compounds from Zuccagnia punctata as fungicide seed protectants for corn — Jiménez C.M. et al · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12439 · ISBN 0003-4746 ↩︎