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Lotononis platycarpa (Viv.)Pichi-Serm.

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HIGHER TAXON: Crotalarieae

GENUS: Lotononis (DC.)Ecklon & Zeyher

Lotononis platycarpa (Viv.)Pichi-Serm. [Accepted]
    Amphinomia DC. dinteri (Schinz)A.Schreiber {Synonym}
    Amphinomia DC. lotoidea (Del.)Maire {Synonym}
    Amphinomia DC. platycarpa (Viv.)Cuf. {Synonym}
    Lotononis abyssinica Kotschy {Synonym}
    Lotononis dichotoma (Del.)Boiss. {Synonym}
    Lotononis dinteri Schinz {Synonym}
    Lotononis leobordea Benth. {Synonym}
    Lotononis lotoidea Del. {Synonym}
    Lotononis platycarpos (Viv.)Pichi-Serm. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Algeria (N) [522]; Angola-ISO (N) [216]
    Cape Verde (N) [210]; Central African Rep. (N) [216]
    Chad (N) [8]; Djibouti (N) [239]; Egypt (N) [216]
    Ethiopia (N) [216]; Kenya (N) [210]; Libya (N) [368]
    Mauritania (N) [526]; Morocco (N) [210]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [210]; South Africa (N) [210]
    Sudan (N) [216]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [210]
    Zimbabwe (N) [216]
  Asia
    Iran (N) [8]; Pakistan (N) [210]
  Middle East
    Qatar (N) [8]; Saudi Arabia (N) [8]; Syria (N) [210]
    Yemen (N) [8]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Karroo-Namib shrubland [216]
    Mediterranean/Sahara regional transiton zone; grassland. [526]
    Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes [210], Somalia-Masai grasslands [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist
  
USES: -

  
NOTES:
  Two vars.,abyssinica & platycarpa (Gibbs Russell 1987, ref.279).
  Nodulation data also from Lotononis leobordea Benth. [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

210.

   Gillett,J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

216.

   Torre,A.R. et al., 1966
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

239.

   Bavazzano,R., 1972
    Webbia 26:267-364. Contrib. fl. Terr.Fr.degli Afar e d.Issa
    Webbia 26:267-364. Contrib. fl. Terr.Fr.degli Afar e d.Issa

368.

   Jafri,S.M.N., 1980
    Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi
    Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

522.

   Dummer,R.A., 1913
    Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Afr.3,2:276-330. ..the species of Lotononis.
    Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Afr.3,2:276-330. ..the species of Lotononis.

526.

   Maire,R. (Quezel,P.,Ed.), 1987
    Flore de l'Afrique du Nord,Vol.16.Dicots.Leguminosae,part.
    Flore de l'Afrique du Nord,Vol.16.Dicots.Leguminosae,part.

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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