Lotus goetzei Harms

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Lotus L.
Tribe: Loteae
References: [546]

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Other names:

• Lotus oehleri Harms [Synonym] 
  
• Lotus oxyphyllus Harms [Doubtful] [3224]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
• Further editing:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Ethiopia [546]
  • Kenya [546]
  • Malawi [546]
  • Tanzania [546]
  • Uganda [546]

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Notes:

• Some introgression with L.becquetii may occur (FTEA,ref.210).
  
• Treated as synonymous with L.discolor by Thulin, Leg.Eth., ref.24.
  
• Type of L.oxyphyllus destroyed; very poorly known. [210]
  
• L.oxyphyllus could also be a synonym of L.namulensis. [210]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:16:34