Overview
The tribe Loteae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae.
The following genera are recognized by the USDA:1]
- Anthyllis
- Antopetitia
- Coronilla
- Cytisopsis
- Dorycnium[2]
- Dorycnopsis[3]
- Hammatolobium
- Hippocrepis
- Hymenocarpos
- Kebirita[2]
- Lotus ? bird's-foot trefoils
- Ornithopus
- Podolotus[2]
- Scorpiurus
- Securigera[4]
- Tripodion[3]
- Vermifrux[3]
References
Media related to Loteae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxonomy
The Tribe Loteae is a member of the Subfamily Papilionoideae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Loteae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Rosanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Order: Fabales
Bromhead, 1838
- Family: Leguminosae
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily: Papilionoideae
- Tribe: Loteae
- Subfamily: Papilionoideae
- Family: Leguminosae
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Order: Fabales
Bromhead, 1838
- Superorder: Rosanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Tribe Loteae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (17): Anthyllis · Antopetitia · Coronilla · Cytisopsis · Dorycnium · Dorycnopsis · Hippocrepis · Hosackia · Hymenocarpos · Lotus · Loureira · Lourya · Macodes · Ornithopus · Podolotus · Ruschia · Tripodion
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 818 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Tribe Loteae.
Genera
Anthyllis
Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is Kidney Vetch (A. vulneraria) which is a familiar grassland flower throughout the region and has also been introduced to New Zealand. [more]
Antopetitia
Antopetitia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. [more]
Coronilla
The genus Coronilla contains Old World shrubs and herbs. [more]
Cytisopsis
Dorycnium
Dorycnopsis
Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis is a of ornamental plants in the family Fabaceae. [more]
Hosackia
Hymenocarpos
Lotus
Lotus has many definitions. Depending on the context, it may refer to any of the following. [more]
Loureira
Lourya
Macodes
Ornithopus
Ornithopus is a genus of in the family Fabaceae. [more]
Podolotus
Ruschia
Ruschia is a genus of in family Aizoaceae. [more]
Tripodion
More info about the Genus Tripodion may be found here.
References
Sources
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