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]
| Lotus jacobaeus | |
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| Lotus jacobaeus in the Canary Islands | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Lotus jacobaeus L., 1753
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Description edit
Its petals are coloured yellow or yellow and purple.[4]
Distribution edit
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 edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Linnaeus, C. von 1753. Species Plantarum, Tomus II: 775
- ^ Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 324–325.
Further reading edit
- Hepper, F.N., 1958 Papilionoideae, Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R.W.J.
External links edit
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