Pseudolotus

Pseudolotus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae. The only species is Pseudolotus villosus.

Pseudolotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pseudolotus
Rech.f. (1958)
Species:
P. villosus
Binomial name
Pseudolotus villosus
(Blatt. & Hallb.) Ali & D.D.Sokoloff (2001)
Synonyms
  • Dorycnium villosum Blatt. & Hallb. (1919)
  • Lotus makranicus Rech.f. & Esfand. (1951)
  • Pseudolotus makranicus (Rech.f. & Esfand.) Rech.f. (1958)

It is a perennial or annual herb native to the eastern Arabian Peninsula (Gulf states and Oman), Iran, and Pakistan. It grows in desert and dry shrubland habitats.

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