Lotus arabicus

Lotus arabicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Loteae
Genus: Lotus
Species: Lotus arabicus

Name

Lotus arabicus Sol. ex L., 1767

Synonyms

• Andaca arabica (Sol. ex L.) Raf.
• Lotus aegyptiacus Moench
• Lotus borkouanus Quézel
• Lotus mossamedensis Welw. ex Baker
• Lotus roseus Forssk.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Tempoerate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Saudi Arabia Regional: Indian subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. : 104

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lotus arabicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lotus arabicus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Lotus arabicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Lotus arabicus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lotus arabicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: لوطس عربي

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