Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLotus
Scientific name with authorshipLotus dorycnium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aspalathus dorycnium (L.) Lam.Dorycnium affine Jord.Dorycnium cinerascens Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium collinum Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium decumbens Jord.Dorycnium decumbens var. candicans CostaDorycnium dispermum (Desv.) Ser.Dorycnium dolichocarpum ClavaudDorycnium dorycnium (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Dorycnium dumulosum Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium elongatum Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium frutescens Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium fruticosum Pers.Dorycnium herbaceum var. decumbens (Jord.) P.Fourn.Dorycnium hispanicum PauDorycnium hispanicum Samp.Dorycnium humile Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium implexum Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium insulare Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium jordanianum var. decumbens (Jord.) Willk.Dorycnium monspeliense M.Bieb.Dorycnium monspeliense Willd.Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop.Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbarceum (Vill.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. lagunae Ceresuela & SanchisDorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. pentaphyllumDorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. suffruticosum (Vill.) Bonnier & LayensDorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. suffruticosum RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. transmontanum FrancoDorycnium pentaphyllum var. adpressepilosum Ledeb.Dorycnium pentaphyllum var. candicans (Costa) O.Bolòs & VigoDorycnium pentaphyllum var. cinerascens (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. collinum (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. dumulosum (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. elongatum (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. frutescens (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. hirtum Neilr.Dorycnium pentaphyllum var. humile (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. implexum (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. insulare (Jord. & Fourr.) RouyDorycnium pentaphyllum var. obovatum RigualDorycnium pentaphyllum var. patentipilosum Ledeb.Dorycnium pentaphyllum var. pentaphyllumDorycnium sphaerocarpum ClavaudDorycnium stenocladum Jord. & Fourr.Dorycnium subbiflorum Ser.Dorycnium suffruticosum Vill.Dorycnium suffruticosum f. brevifolium PauDorycnium suffruticosum f. cuneifolium RikliDorycnium suffruticosum f. humilie LangeDorycnium suffruticosum f. humilis LangeDorycnium suffruticosum var. hispanicum RouyDorycnium suffruticosum var. latifolium RegelDorycnium tomentosum G.DonLotus digitatus Lam.Lotus dispermus Desv.Lotus dorycnium subsp. lagunae (Ceresuela & Sanchis) P.P.Ferrer & RossellóLotus gracilis Salisb.Lotus rectus FalkMelilotus dorycnium (L.) SchrankMiediega suffruticosa BubaniTrifolium lupinaster Desc.
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier503605-1
Use codesIF
Crop wild relativeNo
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