Lotus maculatus

Lotus maculatus

Lotus maculatus

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 maculatus

Name

Lotus maculatus Breitf., Curtis' Bot. Mag. 25(2): 154. 2008.

• Type locality: Spain: Canary Islands: “Habitat in aere humido in fissuris rupium basalticarum in partibus vix accessibilibus regione septentrionale Teneriffae insulae suo unico loco … et postea 1971 die 15 Martii in plena floratione vidi et legi, idem ipse anno die 8 Septembri cum floribus et fructus legi.” Breitfeld s.n. Holotype (selected by Hind 2008): Flowering material collected on 15th March 1971, (LPA; isotype: Herb. Breitfeld):

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lotus maculatus Breitf., Cuad. Bot. Canar. 17: 27. 1973. nom. inval. (both collections selected as type)
  • Heinekenia maculata (Breitf.) G.Kunkel, Cuad. Bot. Canaria 22: 10. 1974. nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Tenerife). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Breitfeld, C. 1973. Lotus maculatus, eine bisher unbeschriebene Art von Tenerife. Cuadernos de Botánica Canaria 17: 27–31 (https://mdc.ulpgc.es/s/mdc/item/130934 PDF]. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hind, N. 2008. 619. Lotus maculatus. Leguminosae – Papilionoidae. Plant in Peril 30. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 25(2): 146–157, t. 619, DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2008.00613.x. Reference page. 
• Kunkel, G.W.H. 1974. Notes on the genus Heinekenia (Fabaceae) from the Canary Islands. Cuadernos de Botánica Canaria 22: 7–10. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lotus maculatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lotus maculatus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 21 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Lotus maculatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Lotus maculatus. 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 21. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gefleckter Hornklee
español: Pico de El Sauzal, Pico de Paloma

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