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Genus: Lupinus (lupins) Life
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Fabaceae > Subfamily: Papilionoideae
About 200 species, native to the Americas, and Mediterranean
Europe through to the highlands of East Africa. Five species naturalised in
southern Africa and a further nine species are cultivated in the region.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Lupinus angustifolius
Native to the Mediterranean. |
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Lupinus consentinii
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Lupinus luteus
(Yellow lupin) Native to the Mediterranean. |
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Lupinus mexicanus
Native to Mexico and cultivated as a garden ornamental in South Africa, it
is now a localised roadside weed in the northern suburbs of Harare,
Zimbabwe. |
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Lupinus pilosus
Native from Greece to Israel. |
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Other species, naturalised in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Lupinus affinus
Native to California. |
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Lupinus albus (Egyptian
lupin, White lupin) Native to Greece and Turkey. |
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Lupinus arboreus (Tree
lupin) Native to western USA. |
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Lupinus benthamii
Native to California. |
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Lupinus elegans
Native to Mexico. |
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Lupinus mutabilis
Native from Colombia to Peru. |
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Lupinus nootkatensis
Native to western USA and northeastern Asia. |
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Lupinus pubescens
Native to Mexico and Guatemala. |
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Lupinus varius
Native to Portugal and the western Mediterranean. |
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