trefoil

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• trefoil
• Bird's-Foot-Trefoil
• bird's-foot trefoils

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Flundula
• Ortholotus
• Krokeria
• Mullaghera
• Scandalida
• Andaca
• Lotulus
• Miediega
• Benedictella
• Lotea
• Dorycnium
• Heinekenia
• Bonjeanea
• Tetragonolobus
• Pedrosia

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, specifically classified within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is further categorized under the order Fabales and the family Fabaceae. Finally, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Lotus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical presence across various regions of Northern Europe. Within this part of the continent, it can be found growing in the country of Denmark. The distribution also extends to the northern territories of Finland and the islands of Føroyar. Additionally, the plant is documented to exist throughout Great Britain. Finally, its range reaches the remote and rugged landscape of Iceland.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Lotus has 5 reported plant parts identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include seed, leaf, rhizome, flower, stem.

Seed

1. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
2. Toxins
3. Frontiers in nutrition
4. Current research in food science
5. Environmental toxicology

Leaf

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Frontiers in pharmacology
4. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Rhizome

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Flower

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Stem

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Lotus has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include PA, PAS.

PA

1. Plant cell reports

PAS

1. Plant cell reports

Preparations

Lotus has 11 reported preparations identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Gusetsu, He-Ye, Kakou, Kayou, Lotus stems.

Gusetsu

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

He-ye

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Kakou

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

Kayou

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

Lotus stems

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Renbou

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

Rensu

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

Freeze-dried and ground lotus

1. The British journal of nutrition

Fresh-minced

1. The British journal of nutrition

Fresh-minced lotus

1. The British journal of nutrition