Lotononis | |
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Lotononis galpinii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Crotalarieae |
Genus: | Lotononis (DC.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836) |
Type species | |
Lotononis prostrata (L.) Benth.
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Species[1] | |
99; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Lotononis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and the tribe Crotalarieae. The genus includes 99 species of annual and perennial herbs, native to the southeastern Europe (Greece and Bulgaria) and Turkey, eastern Africa (Ethiopia to Malawi), and southern Africa (Angola and Zimbabwe to South Africa).[1]