Lotus purpureus Webb GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lotus purpureus Webb

Summary

Genus:

Lotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Loteae

Nomen number:

408870

Place of publication:

W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 118, t. 6. 1849

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

06/23/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

15 (13 active, 10 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Lotus bollei Christ
Lotus coronillifolius Webb
Lotus hirtulus Lowe ex Cout.

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Reference(s)

Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2005
Brochmann, C. et al. 1997. The endemic vascular plants of Cape Verde Islands, W Africa. Sommerfeltia 24:225.
Clos, D. 1896. Caractères extérieurs et modes de répartition des petits tubercules ou tuberculoïdes des légumineuses. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 123:407-410.
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. 1993
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Cape Verde

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Cape Verde

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=408870. Accessed 18 July 2025.