Taxon:  Lotus discolor E. Mey.



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
22707
Place of publication:
E. H. F. Meyer & J. F. Drège, Comm. pl. Afr. austr. 92.  1836
Verified:
06/27/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Lotus discolor E. Mey. subsp. discolor (0 active accession[s])
Lotus discolor E. Mey. subsp. mollis J. B. Gillett (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Compton, R. H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland.
  2. Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
  4. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  5. Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1953. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 4:302.
  6. Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Compton, R. H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa Transvaal, Natal, e. Cape ProvinceArnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria e.Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1953. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 4:302.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo e.Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (e.)
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria (e.)
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, e. Cape Province)

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Compton, R. H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2003. Flora zambesiaca. 3(7):7.
  4. Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1953. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 4:302.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22707. Accessed 15 April 2026.