Lotus tetragonolobus

Lotus tetragonolobus

Lotus tetragonolobus

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 tetragonolobus

Name

Lotus tetragonolobus L., 1753

Synonyms

• Lotus palaestinus (Boiss.) Holmboe
• Lotus purpureus (Moench) E.H.L.Krause
• Lotus tetraptera Stokes
• Scandalida rubra Medik.
• Scandalida tetragonoloba (L.) Medik.
• Tetragonolobus edulis Link
• Tetragonolobus palaestinus Boiss.
• Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
• Tetragonolobus purpureus subsp. palaestinus (Boiss.) Ponert
• Tetragonolobus tetragonolobus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Krym, Sicilia, Ukraine Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey Introduced into: Baltic States, Canary Is., Czechoslovakia, France, New South Wales, Portugal, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 773. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Lotus tetragonolobus in the Euro+Med PlantBase
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lotus tetragonolobus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: asparagus-pea, winged pea

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