Zuccagnia

Zuccagnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the 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.

Thought to be monotypic, the sole species (the type) is Zuccagnia punctata, which is found in treeless, scrubby areas up to 2,700m, and native only to central Argentina and Chile.

The genus was named in honor of Italian botanist Attilio Zuccagni (1754–1807). The specific epithet punctata is Latin, meaning spotty, and refers to the appearance of the leaf surface.