Lotus wildii J.B. Gillett

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Lotus wildii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique

Lotus wildii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique

Lotus wildii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Higher slopes of Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts.

Lotus wildii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Path to Gogogo peak, Mt Gorongosa

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Synonyms: Lotus discolor subsp. discolor sensu Goodier & Phipps
Common names:
Frequency: Locally frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial subshrub up to c. 60 cm tall, growing from a woody rootstock. Stems erect or sometimes procumbent stems with more or less appressed whitish to yellowish hairs when young. Leaves 5-foliolate; leaflets oblong-elliptic to obovate, up to 15 mm long; basal leaflets shorter than apical and lateral leaflets, pubescent on both surfaces. Flowers in 3-7-flowered umbels; peduncle 10-65 mm long, usually with a 3-foliolate leaf. Corolla white or cream, rarely pale mauve; standard with purple-red veining. Pods up to 28 mm long, reddish-brown to greyish-brown.
Notes: Should be considered a Near Endemic
Derivation of specific name: wildii: for Professor Hiram Wild (1917-1982), former Head of the National Herbarium (SRGH), taxonomist and avid collector.
Habitat: In montane grassland.
Altitude range: 1500 - 2400 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Border Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique including Mt Gorongosa.
Mozambique distribution: MS
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Near Endemic
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Content last updated: Thursday 26 May 2022
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37.

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 70. as Lotus discolor

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 86.

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 223. Also as Lotus discolor subsp. discolor

Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 56. Also as Lotus discolor subsp. discolor

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 49.

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 4 - 6. (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94.

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Lotus wildii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lotus wildii
African Plant Database: Lotus wildii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lotus wildii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lotus wildii
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iNaturalist: Lotus wildii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lotus wildii
JSTOR Plant Science: Lotus wildii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lotus wildii
Plants of the World Online: Lotus wildii
Tropicos: Lotus wildii
Wikipedia: Lotus wildii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Lotus wildii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=128570, retrieved 29 March 2024

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