Lotus L.
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
- Andaca Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 82 (1837)
- Benedictella Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 15: 383 (1924)
- Bonjeanea Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 507 (1832)
- Dorycnium Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754)
- Flundula Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 2: 96 (1837)
- Heinekenia Webb ex Christ in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 125 (1887)
- Krokeria Moench in Methodus: 143 (1794)
- Lotea Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 384 (1787)
- Lotulus Raf. in Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 268 (1818)
- Miediega Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 2: 504 (1899)
- Mullaghera Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 2: 507 (1899)
- Ortholotus Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 363 (1868)
- Pedrosia Lowe in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 8: 292 (1856)
- Scandalida Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 326 (1763)
- Tetragonolobus Scop. in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 87 (1771)
Accepted Species
- Lotus aduncus (Griseb.) Nyman
- Lotus aegaeus (Griseb.) Boiss.
- Lotus alianus J.H.Kirkbr.
- Lotus alpinus (Ser.) Schleich. ex Ramond
- Lotus anfractuosus (Baker f.) Kramina & D.D.Sokoloff
- Lotus angustissimus L.
- Lotus arabicus Sol. ex L.
- Lotus arenarius Brot.
- Lotus argyrodes R.P.Murray
- Lotus arinagensis Bramwell
- Lotus assakensis Coss. ex Brand
- Lotus australis Andrews
- Lotus axilliflorus (Hub.-Mor.) D.D.Sokoloff
- Lotus becquetii Boutique
- Lotus benoistii (Maire) Lassen
- Lotus berthelotii Masf.
- Lotus biflorus Desr.
- Lotus borbasii Ujhelyi
- Lotus broussonetii Choisy ex Ser.
- Lotus brunneri Webb
- Lotus burttii Borsos
- Lotus callis-viridis Bramwell & D.H.Davis
- Lotus campylocladus Webb & Berthel.
- Lotus carpetanus Lacaita
- Lotus castellanus Boiss. & Reut.
- Lotus chazaliei H.Boissieu
- Lotus chevalieri Rivas Mart., Lousã, J.C.Costa & Maria C.Duarte
- Lotus compactus Chrtková
- Lotus conimbricensis Brot.
- Lotus conjugatus L.
- Lotus corniculatus L.
- Lotus creticus L.
- Lotus cruentus Court
- Lotus cytisoides L.
- Lotus × davyae Druce
- Lotus discolor E.Mey.
- Lotus divaricatus Boiss.
- Lotus dorycnium L.
- Lotus drepanocarpus Durieu
- Lotus dumetorum Webb ex R.P.Murray
- Lotus edulis L.
- Lotus emeroides R.P.Murray
- Lotus eremiticus A.Santos
- Lotus eriophthalmus Webb & Berthel.
- Lotus frondosus (Freyn) Kuprian.
- Lotus fulgurans (Porta) D.D.Sokoloff
- Lotus garcinii Ser.
- Lotus gebelia Vent.
- Lotus germanicus (Gremli) Peruzzi
- Lotus glacialis (Boiss.) Pau
- Lotus glareosus Boiss. & Reut.
- Lotus glaucus Aiton
- Lotus glinoides Delile
- Lotus goetzei Harms
- Lotus gomerythus A.Portero, J.Martín-Carbajal & R.Mesa
- Lotus graecus L.
- Lotus halophilus Boiss. & Spruner
- Lotus hebecarpus J.B.Gillett
- Lotus hebranicus Hochst. ex Brand
- Lotus herbaceus (Vill.) Jauzein
- Lotus hirsutus L.
- Lotus holosericeus Webb & Berthel.
- Lotus jacobaeus L.
- Lotus japonicus (Regel) K.Larsen
- Lotus jolyi Batt.
- Lotus jordanii (Loret & Barrandon) Coulot, Rabaute & J.-M.Tison
- Lotus krylovii Schischk. & Serg.
- Lotus kunkelii (Esteve) Bramwell & D.H.Davis
- Lotus lalambensis Schweinf.
- Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel.
- Lotus lanuginosus Vent.
- Lotus laricus Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
- Lotus latidentatus Elenevsky
- Lotus lebrunii Boutique
- Lotus longisiliquosus R.Roem.
- Lotus lourdes-santiagoi Pina & Valdés
- Lotus loweanus Webb & Berthel.
- Lotus macranthus Lowe
- Lotus maculatus Breitf.
- Lotus maritimus L.
- Lotus maroccanus Ball
- Lotus mascaensis Burchard
- Lotus × medioximus Husn.
- Lotus michauxianus Ser.
- Lotus × minoricensis M.À.Conesa, Mus & Rosselló
- Lotus miyakojimae Kramina
- Lotus mlanjeanus J.B.Gillett
- Lotus mollis Balf.f.
- Lotus namulensis Brand
- Lotus nubicus Hochst. ex Baker
- Lotus oliveirae A.Chev.
- Lotus ononopsis Balf.f.
- Lotus ornithopodioides L.
- Lotus palustris Willd.
- Lotus parviflorus Desf.
- Lotus peczoricus Miniaev & Ulle
- Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
- Lotus peregrinus L.
- Lotus polyphyllos E.D.Clarke
- Lotus pseudocreticus Maire, Weiller & Wilczek
- Lotus purpureus Webb
- Lotus pyranthus P.Pérez
- Lotus quinatus (Forssk.) J.B.Gillett
- Lotus rechingeri Chrtková
- Lotus rectus L.
- Lotus requienii Mauri ex Sanguin.
- Lotus robsonii E.S.Martins & D.D.Sokoloff
- Lotus sanguineus (Vural) D.D.Sokoloff
- Lotus schoelleri Schweinf.
- Lotus sessilifolius DC.
- Lotus simoneae Maire, Weiller & Wilczek
- Lotus spartioides Webb & Berthel.
- Lotus spectabilis Choisy ex Ser.
- Lotus stepposus Kramina
- Lotus strictus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lotus subbiflorus Lag.
- Lotus subdigitatus Boutique
- Lotus taitungensis S.S.Ying
- Lotus tenellus (Lowe) Sandral, A.Santos & D.D.Sokoloff
- Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.
- Lotus tetragonolobus L.
- Lotus tetraphyllus L.
- Lotus tibesticus Maire
- Lotus torulosus (Chiov.) Fiori
- Lotus × ucrainicus Klokov
- Lotus villicarpus Andr.
- Lotus weilleri Maire
- Lotus wildii J.B.Gillett
- Lotus zemmouriensis C.Chatel., F.Andrieu & Dobignard
Publications
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? |
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Tweedie [890], Kenya | 9274.000 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1762], Armenia | Dorycnium | K000297275 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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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
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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
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Legumes of the World Online
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