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Lotus (trefoil)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Lotus Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusLotus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lotus Linnaeus 1753 [trefoil]
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Lotus angustissimus Linnaeus 1753
Lotus conjugata Linnaeus 1753
Lotus corniculata Linnaeus 1753
Lotus cretica Linnaeus 1753
Lotus cynsoides Linnaeus 1753
Lotus dorycnium Linnaeus 1753
Lotus edulis Linnaeus 1753
Lotus erecta Linnaeus 1753
Lotus hirsuta Linnaeus 1753
Lotus jacobaeus Linnaeus 1753
Lotus maritimus Linnaeus 1753
Lotus ornithopodioides Linnaeus 1753
Lotus peregrinus Linnaeus 1753
Lotus recta Linnaeus 1753
Lotus tetragonolobus Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal Lotus sp. (232126)