Lotononis laxa Eckl. & Zeyh. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lotononis laxa Eckl. & Zeyh.

Summary

Genus:

Lotononis

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Crotalarieae

Nomen number:

425375

Place of publication:

Enum. pl. afric. austral. 177. 1836

Verified:

08/20/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Lotononis laxa Eckl. & Zeyh. var. multiflora Dummer

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Reference(s)

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
Mostert, J. W. C. 1955. Observations on the nodulation of some leguminous species. Farming South Africa 30:338-340.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
van Wyck, B. E. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Southern Africa data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Van Wyk, B.-E. 1991. A synopsis of the genus Lotononis (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae). Contr. Bolus Herb. 14:188-189.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		van Wyck, B. E. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Southern Africa data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.

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=425375. Accessed 20 July 2025.