Melilotus altissimus

Melilotus altissimus, Kreuttal, Bezirk Mistelbach, Niederösterreich, Austria

Melilotus altissimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Melilotus
Species: Melilotus altissimus

Name

Melilotus altissimus Thuill., 1799

Synonyms

• Medicago altissima (Thuill.) E.H.L.Krause, Sturm, Fl. Deutschland, ed. 2, 9: 125 (1901)
• Melilotus adriaticus Borbás, Magyar Bot. Lapok 1: 107 (1902)
• Melilotus altissimus var. breviracemosus Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 54 (1899)
• Melilotus altissimus var. latifolius Wiesb., Deutsch. Bot. Monatsschr. 133 (1866)
• Melilotus altissimus var. longiracemosus Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 54 (1899)
• Melilotus altissimus var. palustris W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 183 (1844)
• Melilotus altissimus var. pseudopalustris Menyh., Östr. Bot. Zeit., 17: 263 (1877)
• Melilotus giganteus Wender., Flora, 9: 357 (1826)
• Melilotus macrorrhizus (Waldst. & Kit.) Pers.
• Melilotus nebrodunensis Jord. ex O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29: 690 (1901)
• Melilotus officinalis Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 790 (1809) non Lam. (1779)
• Melilotus perfrondosus Borbás ex O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29: 690 (1901)
• Melilotus puiggarii Sennen & Gonzalo in Sennen, Pl. Espagne n (5466) (1925) in sched.
• Sertula altissima (Thuill.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
• Trifolium macrorrhizum Waldst. & Kit.
• Trifolium melilotus-altissimum C.C.Gmel.
• Trigonella altissima (Thuill.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 636 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Eastern Europe Albania, East European Russia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, South European Russia, Yugoslavia Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine Introduced into: Baltic States, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, New York, Northwest European Russia, West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thuillier, J.L. 1799. Flore des Environs de Paris ed. 2: 378, 1799 "altissima".

Additional references

• Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
• Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
• Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus altissimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melilotus altissimus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus altissimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus altissimus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melilotus altissimus. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus altissimus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Hoher Steinklee
English: Tall Melilot
español: Meliloto alto
suomi: Isomesikkä
français: Mélilot élevé
polski: Nostrzyk wyniosły

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