Zuccagnia

{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}

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| image=Zuccagnia_punctata_Talampaya.JPG

| image_caption=Zuccagnia punctata in Talampaya

| genus = Zuccagnia

| parent_authority = Cav. (1799)

| species = punctata

| authority = Cav. (1799)

| synonyms =

• Zuccagnia Thunb.

}}

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{{cite journal | vauthors = Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP | year = 2016 | title = A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) | journal = PhytoKeys | issue = 71 | pages = 1–160 | doi = 10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203 | pmid = 28814915 | pmc = 5558824 | doi-access = free }} of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.{{cite journal | author = The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). | year = 2017 | title = A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny | journal = Taxon | volume = 66 | issue = 1 | pages = 44–77 | doi = 10.12705/661.3| doi-access = free | hdl = 10568/90658 | hdl-access = free }}

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 {{convert|2700|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level, and is native only to central Argentina{{cite web |title=Zuccagnia punctata Cav. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:526109-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=22 December 2022 |language=en}} 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.