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Lotus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 773 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022302.

Literature

Synonyms of Lotus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Andaca Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 82 (1837) wfo-4000001945
Bonjeanea Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 507 (1832) wfo-4000004978
Dorycnium Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000012460
Flundula Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 96 (1837) wfo-4000014887
Heinekenia Webb ex Christ Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 125 (1887) wfo-4000017161
Krokeria Moench Methodus : 143 (1794) wfo-4000020233
Lotea Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 384 (1787) wfo-4000022296
Miediega Bubani Fl. Pyren. 2: 504 (1899) wfo-4000024270
Mullaghera Bubani Fl. Pyren. 2: 507 (1899) wfo-4000024966
Ortholotus Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 16: 363 (1868) wfo-4000027275
Pedrosia Lowe Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 8: 292 (1856) wfo-4000028430
Scandalida Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 326 (1763) wfo-4000034232
Tetragonolobus Scop. Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 2: 87 (1772) wfo-4000037914
Lotulus Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2(4): 268. 1818 [Feb 1818] wfo-4000044196

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Lotus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus affinis Besser Cat. Hort. Crem. 81 ?; ex DC. Prod. ii. 208. wfo-0000362566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus angustissimus var. glaber (D.Jord.) Kuzmanov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 213. 1976 wfo-0001400988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus angustissimus var. uniflorus Matvejeva Fragm. Balcan. Mus. Macedon. Sci. Nat. 8(8): 57, without type. 1971 wfo-0001400989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus argenteus (Lowe) Menezes Fl. Madeira 49 (1914). wfo-0000362759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus corniculatus subsp. carpetanus (Lacaita) Rivas Mart. – — wfo-0000212200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii (Ten.) P.Fourn. Feddes Repert. 83(9-10): 640. 1973 [1972 publ. 25 Apr 1973] wfo-0000212237
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus corniculatus var. alandicus Chrtková Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 6(2): 215. 1971 wfo-0001400990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus corniculatus var. posoniensis Chrtková Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 6(2): 216. 1971 wfo-0001400991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus corniculatus var. sennenii Afr.Fern. Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 55: 46, nom. nov. 1981 wfo-0001401639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus corniculatus var. slovacus Starm. Carinthia II 199/119(2): 558. 2009 wfo-0001400335
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis Moran ex Isley Brittonia 30(4): 466 (-467). 1978 [19 Dec 1978] wfo-0001393888
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus halophilus var. macranthus (Boiss.) Heyn Fl. Palaestina 2: 92. 1972 wfo-0001400992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus scoparius var. perplexans Hoover Leafl. W. Bot. 10(16): 348. 1966 [23 Nov 1966] wfo-0001393894
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Lotus tenuifolius var. pubescens Meisn. Plantae Preissianae 1(1) 1845 wfo-0001399590