Lotus jacobaeus | |
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Lotus jacobaeus in the Canary Islands | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lotus |
Species: | L. jacobaeus |
Binomial name | |
Lotus jacobaeus L., 1753 |
Lotus jacobaeus is a species of flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. [2] It was described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 in the second volume of Species Plantarum . [3]
Its petals are coloured yellow or yellow and purple. [4]
The species occurs on most islands of Cape Verde, except Brava and Santa Luzia. [2] It grows in semi-arid and sub-humid zones. [1]