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Taxon:  Lotus arabicus L.



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
22683
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:104. 1767
Verified:
06/27/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lotus mossamedensis Welw. ex Baker
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Reference(s)
  1. Berhaut, J. Flore illustrée du Senegal. 1971-
  2. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  3. Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. Conspectus florae angolensis. 1937-
  4. Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
  5. Cufodontis, G. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. 1953-1972
  6. Ghazanfar, S. A. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2. 1992
  7. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  8. Lebrun, J.-P. & A. Gaston. 1976. Premier supplément au "Catalogue de Plantes vasculaires du Tchad Méridional". Adansonia sér. 2, 15:386.
  9. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  10. Migahid, A. M. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. 1988-1990
  11. Nielsen, I. 1980. Notes on Indo-Chinese Mimosaceae. Adansonia sér. 2, 19:390.
  12. Ozenda, P. Flore du Sahara, ed. 2. 1977
  13. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
  14. Turland, N. J. & C. E. Jarvis. 1997. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Taxon 46:474.
  15. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  16. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaWestern Sahara  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt, Western Sahara, Morocco
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Transvaal]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22683. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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