Lotus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 773 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bismarck Archipelago, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Rus, Chad, China North-Central, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Gambia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Brazil South, California, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Easter Is., Falkland Is., Hawaii, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., Labrador, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Oregon, Primorye, Réunion, South Georgia, St.Helena, Tennessee, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Brand in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 25: 166 (1898).
  • —F.T.A. 2: 61

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brand in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 116–232 (1898).
  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 338 (1754).
  • J.B. Gillett in Kew Bull. 13: 361–381 (1959).
  • Sp. Pl.: 773 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Brand in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 25: 165–232 (1898)
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Gillett in Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1971).
  • Gillett in Kew Bull. 13: 361–381 (1958)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Brand in E.J. 25:116–232 (1898)
  • Gillett in K.B. 13: 361–81 (1958)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 338 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 773 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tweedie [890], Kenya 9274.000 No
Rico, L. [1762], Armenia Dorycnium K000297275 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Legumes of the World Online

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