Lotus jacobaeus
| Lotus jacobaeus | |
|---|---|
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| Lotus jacobaeus in the, Canary Islands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. jacobaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotus jacobaeus L., 1753 | |
Lotus jacobaeus (names: Cape Verde lotus, Sant'Iago lotus, Santiago lotus and the Santiago Island lotus) is a species of lotus flowering plant that belongs to the Fabaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.
The species is named after the island which it was first founded, Santiago Island.
The plant was first known when the islands were being inhabited. It was described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 in the second volume of Species Plantarum.[1]
Description
Its petals are coloured black.
Distribution
The species is found in Cape Verde, including the islands of Boa Vista, Sal, Santiago, Santo Antão, São Nicolau and São Vicente and is grown on sandy areas.[2]
References
Further reading
- Isildo Gomes et al., Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and Conservation of Biodiversity, 2003
- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln.
- Hepper, F.N., 1958 Papilionoideae, Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R.W.J.
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