Fabaceae
Lupinus

Lupinus pubescens Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 169 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Venezuela to W. Bolivia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Descriptions

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]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19892477/100333607

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 2500 - 3575 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2500–3575 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño.
Habit
Herb.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
chochos
[UNAL]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Erect rather bushy annual or short-lived perennial, up to 1 m. or so.
Morphology Stem
Stem finely pubescent, usually with crisped and spreading hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 7–9-foliolate; leaflets oblanceolate-cuneate to narrowly oblong-elliptic, 30–50 mm. long, 5–12 mm. wide, bluntly pointed, pubescent on both surfaces; petiole 35–80 mm. long.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules linear-subulate, 3–8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 10–35 cm. long, with many ± verticillate flowers; bracts lanceolate-caudate to narrowly elliptic-acuminate, 6–8 mm. long; pedicels 2–4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 7–9 mm. long, tomentose; upper lip bifid; lower lip almost entire to minutely 3-fid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard suborbicular, white or blue-purple with a white pink-marked median zone, glabrous except sometimes for a few hairs apically outside; wings exceeding keel; keel abruptly rounded, produced into a sharp beak, 10–12 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod oblong, shortly beaked, 3·5–4 cm. long, 1–1·3 cm. wide, densely pilose, with fairly thin valves impressed between the 4–6 seeds.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds oblong-elliptic, more curved along the chalaza side, 6× 4× 2 mm., smooth, pale brown mottled darker and with a dark line on either side.
Habitat
Upland grassland; 2400 m
Distribution
E. Congo, locally naturalized, originally from South America U2
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane grassland
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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

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    • 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

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

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