Fabaceae
Lotus

Lotus garcinii Ser.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 212 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia, E. Socotra (incl. Abd al Kuri), Arabian Peninsula to Pakistan. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, up to c. 30 cm tall, appressed pubescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves digitately 3–5-foliolate; leaflets 3–9 x 2–5 mm, ± obovate, obtuse or retuse
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers solitary, axillary, sessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5–8 mm long, the lobes c. twice as long as the tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla reddish, slightly exserted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary Ovules
Ovules c. 6; style c. 2.8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 8–12 mm long, glabrous.
Distribution
N1; S2, 3; Socotra, Abd al Kuri, Egypt, S Arabia, Iran, Pakistan
Ecology
Low altitude.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0