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Taxon: Lotus americanus (Nutt.) Bisch.

Synonym of Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

Genus: Lotus
Family: Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Nomen number: 22680
Place of publication: Linnaea 14(app.):132. 1840 (non Vell. 1829)
Comment: an illegitimate later homonym (Vienna ICBN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
Name verified on: 08-Nov-1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-May-2007
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME. (previously associated with 3 accessions)

References:

  • Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955–1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. (F Pacif NW) [= L. purshianus Clem. & E. G. Clem.].
  • Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):236. [= L. purshianus Clem. & E. G. Clem.].
  • Kartesz, J. T. & K. N. Gandhi. 1991. Nomenclatural notes for the North American flora. VII. Phytologia 71:95.
  • Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. (F CalifMunz) [= L. purshianus Clem. & E. G. Clem.].
More:

Check other databases for Lotus americanus (Nutt.) Bisch.:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?22680 (09 February 2010)

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