Fabaceae
Lotus

Lotus palustris Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1394 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Albania to Caucasus and Ethiopia, Yemen. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Kramina, T.E. (2006). A contribution to the taxonomic revision of the Lotus angustissimus-complex (Leguminosae, Loteae). Wulfenia 13: 57-92.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Kramina, T.E. (2006). A contribution to the taxonomic revision of the Lotus angustissimus-complex (Leguminosae, Loteae). Wulfenia 13: 57-92.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Balashev, L. L., Ed. (1970). Dictionary of useful plants in twenty european languages.
  • Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.) (1989). Med-Checklist Vol. 4 (published)
  • Kuprianova, L. A. (1941). In: Flora URSS, Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lindberg, H. [4130] Morocco K003550416 Yes
Spruner, W.v. [s.n.] K000873183 Unknown Type Material Yes
Péronin, A. [25] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550428 Yes
Hart, H.C. [s.n.] West Bank Lotus lamprocarpus K003550440 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [693] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550401 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [521] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550412 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [550] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550403 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4544] Lebanon Lotus lamprocarpus K003550422 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [567] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550407 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [2656] Syria Lotus lamprocarpus K003550419 Yes
Davis, P.H. [3778] Jordan Lotus lamprocarpus K003550441 Yes
Zohary, M.; Amdursky, I. [s.n.] West Bank Lotus lamprocarpus K003550439 Yes
s.coll. [315] Lebanon Lotus lamprocarpus K003550418 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [482] West Bank Lotus lamprocarpus K003550444 Yes
Sintenis, P. [467] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550433 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [198] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550411 Yes
s.coll. [1039] Jordan Lotus lamprocarpus K003550442 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [2665] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550425 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria Lotus lamprocarpus K003550445 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5982] Egypt Lotus lamprocarpus K003550415 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B247] West Bank Lotus lamprocarpus K003550435 Yes
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [206] Lotus lamprocarpus K003550447 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria Lotus lamprocarpus K003550438 Yes
Probyn, F.M. [131] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550400 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [568] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550404 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15790] Jordan Lotus lamprocarpus K003550436 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [482] West Bank Lotus lamprocarpus K003550437 Yes
Davis; Coode [D39198] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550430 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [567] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550409 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [567] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550408 Yes
{Prof Dr. Hilemet Pasha} [64] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550434 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [501] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550432 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K.; Thorp, T.K. [541] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550410 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [198] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550399 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1437] Syria Lotus lamprocarpus K003550431 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6434A] Syria Lotus lamprocarpus K003550423 Yes
Truman, D.E.S. [254] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550427 Yes
Casey, E.C. [1208] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550406 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [8247] West Bank Lotus lamprocarpus K003550446 Yes
Casey, E.C. [862] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550402 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4544] Lebanon Lotus lamprocarpus K003550421 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [799] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550413 Yes
s.coll. [359] Lebanon Lotus lamprocarpus K003550424 Yes
Lindberg, H. [18] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K000873167 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wredeman [s.n.] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550429 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Lebanon Lotus lamprocarpus K003550417 Yes
s.coll. [1008] Cyprus Lotus lamprocarpus K003550405 Yes
Davis; Coode [D36263] Türkiye Lotus lamprocarpus K003550426 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [3379] Syria Lotus lamprocarpus K003550420 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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