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Lotus edulis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643fdeb21c728331944104
Scientific name Lotus edulis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 774 (1753)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lotus edulus L.
Krokeria oligoceratos Moench Methodus: 143 (1794)
Mullaghera edulis (L.) Bubani Fl. Pyren.2: 575 (1899)
Lotus edulis var. brachycarpus Rouy G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 142 (1899)
Lotus edulis var. subannularis Rouy G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 142 (1899)
Lotus cervinus Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 340 (1877)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic لوطس حلو
German afrikanischer erbsenklee
German essbarer schotenklee
German essbarer hornklee
Kabyle timdekrar

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000212191
USDA Plants LOED3
Tropicos 13022215
INPN 106666
Flora of Italy 2708
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503612-1
The Plant List ild-7271
Open Tree Of Life 998593
Observations.org 124110
NCBI Taxonomy 181270
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0200002570
IUCN Red List 19379202
IPNI 503612-1
iNaturalist 450276
GBIF 5356908
EPPO LOTED
EOL 702896
Elurikkus 526787
USDA GRIN 22710
Wikipedia Lotus_edulis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ecological and Syntaxonomic Analysis of the Communities of Glebionis coronaria and G. discolor (Malvion neglectae) in the European Mediterranean Area Cano E, Cano-Ortiz A, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Rodrigues Meireles C, Raposo M, Pinto Gomes C, Laface VL, Spampinato G, Musarella CM Plants (Basel) 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934477
doi:10.3390/plants13050568
PMID:38475415
The Lotus angustissumus Group (Fabaceae): Can Phylogenetic Patterns Be Accommodated by a Taxonomic Concept? Kramina TE, Hadziev TR, Samigullin TH Plants (Basel) 28-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780816
doi:10.3390/plants13010101
PMID:38202409
Phytoremediation technologies and their mechanism for removal of heavy metal from contaminated soil: An approach for a sustainable environment Sharma JK, Kumar N, Singh NP, Santal AR Front Plant Sci 27-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9911669
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1076876
PMID:36778693
From Biodiversity to Musketry: Detection of Plant Diversity in Pre-Industrial Peloponnese during the Flora Graeca Expedition Chimona C, Papadopoulou S, Kolyva F, Mina M, Rhizopoulou S Life (Basel) 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9785030
doi:10.3390/life12121957
PMID:36556322
Impacts of the Invasive Alien Carpobrotus spp. on Coastal Habitats on a Mediterranean Island (Giglio Island, Central Italy) Mugnai M, Benesperi R, Viciani D, Ferretti G, Giunti M, Giannini F, Lazzaro L Plants (Basel) 21-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9609148
doi:10.3390/plants11202802
PMID:36297826
Legumes of the Sardinia Island: Knowledge on Symbiotic and Endophytic Bacteria and Interactive Software Tool for Plant Species Determination Muresu R, Porceddu A, Concheri G, Stevanato P, Squartini A Plants (Basel) 06-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9183093
doi:10.3390/plants11111521
PMID:35684293
When Morphology and Biogeography Approximate Nuclear ITS but Conflict with Plastid Phylogeny: Phylogeography of the Lotus dorycnium Species Complex (Leguminosae) Kramina TE, Lysova MV, Samigullin TH, Özbek MU, Sokoloff DD Plants (Basel) 02-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8840542
doi:10.3390/plants11030410
PMID:35161391
Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Infection in a Monocotyledonous Weed (Eleusine indica) Kil EJ, Byun HS, Hwang H, Lee KY, Choi HS, Kim CS, Lee S Plant Pathol J 01-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8666239
doi:10.5423/PPJ.FT.11.2021.0162
PMID:34897255
Design a Database of Italian Vascular Alimurgic Flora (AlimurgITA): Preliminary Results Paura B, Di Marzio P, Salerno G, Brugiapaglia E, Bufano A Plants (Basel) 10-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8069721
doi:10.3390/plants10040743
PMID:33920234
Floristic and Vegetation Changes on a Small Mediterranean Island over the Last Century Sciandrello S, Cambria S, Giusso del Galdo G, Guarino R, Minissale P, Pasta S, Tavilla G, Cristaudo A Plants (Basel) 01-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8065674
doi:10.3390/plants10040680
PMID:33916121
A taxonomic study of twelve wild forage species of Fabaceae Abusaief HM, Boasoul SH Heliyon 24-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7921514
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06077
PMID:33718634
Phylogenetic Placement and Phylogeography of Large-Flowered Lotus Species (Leguminosae) Formerly Classified in Dorycnium: Evidence of Pre-Pleistocene Differentiation of Western and Eastern Intraspecific Groups Kramina TE, Lysova MV, Samigullin TH, Schanzer IA, Özbek MU, Sokoloff DD Plants (Basel) 28-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7911919
doi:10.3390/plants10020260
PMID:33525693
Gender-Specific Inverse Associations Between Beans Intake, Serum Urate Levels, and Hyperuricemia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Based on the Henan Rural Cohort Study Cui N, Dong X, Xue Y, Liao W, Liu X, Li Y, Hou J, Huo W, Li L, Mao Z, Zheng Z, Wang C Front Nutr 21-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7859095
doi:10.3389/fnut.2020.593599
PMID:33553229
Microbial Consortium of PGPR, Rhizobia and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Makes Pea Mutant SGECdt Comparable with Indian Mustard in Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation Belimov AA, Shaposhnikov AI, Azarova TS, Makarova NM, Safronova VI, Litvinskiy VA, Nosikov VV, Zavalin AA, Tikhonovich IA Plants (Basel) 31-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7464992
doi:10.3390/plants9080975
PMID:32752090
The ACC-Deaminase Producing Bacterium Variovorax sp. CT7.15 as a Tool for Improving Calicotome villosa Nodulation and Growth in Arid Regions of Tunisia Bessadok K, Navarro-Torre S, Pajuelo E, Mateos-Naranjo E, Redondo-Gómez S, Caviedes MÁ, Fterich A, Mars M, Rodríguez-Llorente ID Microorganisms 09-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7232455
doi:10.3390/microorganisms8040541
PMID:32283666

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
3-[(2R,3S,4S)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 25067849 Click to see 564.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200292U
Kaempferol 3-O-(Alpha-L-Rhamnopyranosyl(1->2)-Beta-D-Galactopyranosyl)-7-O-Alpha-L-Rhamnopyranoside 57397583 Click to see 740.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200292U
Kaempferol 3-O-(Alpha-L-Rhamnopyranosyl(1->2)-Beta-D-Glucopyranosyl)-7-O-Alpha-L-Rhamnopyranoside 10485148 Click to see 740.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200292U
Kaempferol 3-O-Beta-D-Galactopyranosyl-7-O-Alpha-L-Rhamnopyranoside 57390614 Click to see 594.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200292U
Kaempferol-3-O-glucoside-7-O-rhamnoside 14035324 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=CC(=C3C(=C2)OC(=C(C3=O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O 594.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200292U
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanols
Demethylvestitol 585939 Click to see C1C(COC2=C1C=CC(=C2)O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O 258.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
Demethylvestitol, (R)- 92021067 Click to see C1C(COC2=C1C=CC(=C2)O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O 258.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids
Vestitol 92503 Click to see 272.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
Vestitol, (-)- 182259 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C2CC3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)OC2)O 272.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 5-O-methylated isoflavonoids
(3R)-3-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-7-ol 162972377 Click to see 302.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
7,2'-Dihydroxy-5,4'-dimethoxyisoflavan 44257518 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C2CC3=C(C=C(C=C3OC)O)OC2)O 302.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 7-O-methylated isoflavonoids
4-[(3R)-5,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl]benzene-1,3-diol 162868564 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(CC(CO2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)C(=C1)OC 302.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1
Lotisoflavan 442805 Click to see 302.32 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83980-1

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