| Lotus macranthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. macranthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotus macranthus Lowe | |
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Lotus macranthus is a species that grows in the Madeira archipelago.
Description
Lotus macranthus has a taproot that zigzags as it grows into the ground. Its roots are whiteish in color, soft, brittle, juicy.
Taxonomy
Lotus macranthus was first scientifically described by Richard Thomas Lowe in 1838. He later described it as Pedrosia macrantha in 1856, a genus that is now synonymized with Lotus.
Range and habitat
Its native range is in the Madeira archipelago.
References
- ^ "Lotus macranthus Lowe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- Lowe, Richard Thomas (1868). A Manual Flora of Madeira and the Adjacent Islands of Porto Santo and the Desertas. Vol. I. Dichlamydeae. London: John Van Voorst. pp. 179–180. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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| Lotus macranthus |
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