Lotus purpureus

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 purpureus

Name

Lotus purpureus Webb, in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 118. (1849)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lotus arborescens Lowe ex Cout., Herb. Gorg. Cat. 1: 289 (1914)
  • Lotus bollei Christ, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 123 (1887)
  • Lotus candidissimus A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 15: 965 (1935)
  • Lotus coronillifolius Webb in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 119 (1849), nom. illeg.
  • Lotus hirtulus Lowe ex Cout., Herb. Gorg. Cat. 1: 289 (1914)
  • Lotus hirtulus var. laxifolius Lowe ex Cout., Herb. Gorg. Cat. 1: 289 (1914)

Homonyms

• Lotus purpureus (Moench) E.H.L.Krause = Lotus tetragonolobus L.

References

• Webb, P.B. 1849. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl. 118, t. 6. 1849
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lotus purpureus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Lotus purpureus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 2 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lotus purpureus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.