Lotus halophilus

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 halophilus

Name

Lotus halophilus Boiss. & Spruner in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 37 (1843).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lotus villosus Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: lxxi (1775), nom. illeg.
  • Lotus pusillus Medik., Bot. Beob. 1783: 226 (1784).
  • Lotus oligoceratos Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 206 (1799), nom. illeg.
  • Lotus pusillus Viv., Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 47 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Lotus aucheri Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 38 (1843).
  • Lotus pusillus var. macranthus Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 173 (1872).
    • Lotus halophilus var. macranthus (Boiss.) Heyn, Fl. Palaestina 2: 92 (1972).
  • Lotus pusillus var. major Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 173 (1872).
  • Lotus bornmuellerianus Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 460 (1913).
  • Lotus pusillus subsp. vivianii Pamp., Prodr. Fl. Ciren.: 269 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1843. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum e familiis Calicifloris. ser. 1, no. 2. 115 pp., Genevae: Typographia Ferd. Ramboz. MDZ Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1989. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 4: Dicotyledones (Lauraceae – Rhamnaceae). cxxix + 458 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, Genève, ISBN 2-8277-0154-5. Online version. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lotus halophilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Lotus halophilus. Published online. Accessed: 3 Mar 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lotus halophilus. Accessed: 3 Mar 2024.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Lotus halophilus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 3.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Lotus halophilus. Accessed: 2024 Mar 3 Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lotus halophilus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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