Summary
Place of publication:
Taxon 60:171. 2011
Verified:
05/11/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Boatwright, J. S. et al. 2011. The generic concept of Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): reinstatement of the genera Euchlora, Leobordea and Listia and the new genus Ezoloba. Taxon 60:161-177.
- van Wyck, B. E. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Southern Africa data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Common names
English
lotononis – Transcribed Chinese
luo dun dou –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | New Guinea | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Transvaal]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Asia-Tropical
Australasia
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:154. |
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=465221.
Accessed 18 July 2025.