Lotus jacobaeus

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Lotus jacobaeus
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Lotus jacobaeus in the Canary Islands
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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]

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Description

Its petals are coloured yellow or yellow and purple. [4]

Distribution

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Lotus jacobaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T107427729A107468287. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107427729A107468287.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 45
  3. ↑ Linnaeus, C. von 1753. Species Plantarum, Tomus II: 775
  4. ↑ Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 324–325.

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