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Taxon:  Lotus tetragonolobus L.



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
22745
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:773. 1753
Verified:
06/26/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
  4. Dominguez, E. & E. F. Galiano. 1979. Revisión del género Tetragonolobus Scop. (Fabaceae). Lagascalia 8:208. URL: http://www.publius.us.es/node/41 Note: = Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
  5. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: = Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):246. Note: = Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  14. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
Common names
English
asparagus-pea –
winged-pea –
French
lotier rouge –
German
Flügelerbse –
Spargelerbse –
Spanish
bocha cultivada –
loto cultivado –
Swedish
sparrisärt –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.?
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Turkey (w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s.?)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulseedible podsHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodvegetableedible podsHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening


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