''Lotus lebrunii'' is species in the genus ''

Lotus Lotus may refer to: Plants *Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae **Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...

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DR Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

Description

This species is a classic ''Lotus'' except for small clustered flowers in five to sevens. It is a perennial trailing herb.

Conservation status

This species is considered Threatened by the Kew database.

Taxonomy

This species may be the result of introgression between ''L. becquetii'' & ''L. goetzei''. It looks almost identical to ''L. becquetii''.

References

{{Reflist lebrunii Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo