Medicago monspeliaca

Medicago monspeliaca

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: Medicago
Species: Medicago monspeliaca

Name

Medicago monspeliaca (L.) Trautv., Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 272 (1841).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Trigonella monspeliaca L., Sp. Pl. 2: 777 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Buceras monspeliaca (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 313 (1785).
  • Falcatula monspeliaca (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. L. Lyon, N. S. 16: 360 (1868).
  • Telis monspeliaca (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 209 (1891).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. typica Eig, Bull. Inst. Agr. Nat. Hist., 6: 9 (1927), nom. inval..
• Heterotypic
  • Buceras elliptica Moench, Methodus: 143 (1794).
  • Trigonella divaricata Clairv., Man. Herbor.: 132 (1811), nom. illeg..
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. eigii Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. incisa Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. moabitica Širj. & Eig, Moab. Palaestinae, 7: 5 (1927).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca f. nuda Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca subsp. caulescens Feinbrun, Beih. Bot. Centralb. &I, 51(2): 396).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca subsp. subacaulis Feinbrun, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 51(2): 396 (1933).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. glabrata Eig, Bull. Inst. Agr. Nat. Hist., 6: 10 (1927).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. leiocarpa W.D.J.Koch in Röhling, Deutschl, Fl., ed. 3, 5: 313 (1839).
    • Trigonella monspeliaca f. leiocarpa (W.D.J.Koch) Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. macrocarpa Bornm., Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 48: 577 (1898).
    • Trigonella monspeliaca f. macrocarpa (Bornm.) Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. naftolskyi Eig, Bull. Inst. Agr. Nat. Hist., 6: 10 (1927).
    • Trigonella monspeliaca f. naftolskyi (Eig) Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella monspeliaca var. petiolata Post, Fl. Syr. Pal. Sin.: 222 (1883).
    • Trigonella monspeliaca f. petiolata (Post) Širj., Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno, 4: 24 (1931).
  • Trigonella parviflora Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 36: n.º 16 (1817).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Baltic States (introduced), Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia South Australia (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York (introduced). Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Chile Central (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Trautvetter, E.R.v. 1841. Ueber die mit Trifolium verwandten Pflanzengattungen. Bulletin Scientifique publié par l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 8(17): 267–272. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Béna, G. 2001. Molecular phylogeny supports the morphologically based taxonomic transfer of the “medicagoid” Trigonella species to the genus Medicago L. Plant Systematics and Evolution 229(3–4): 217–236. DOI: 10.1007/s006060170012 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Small, E., Lassen, P. & Brookes, B.S. 1987. An expanded circumscription of Medicago (Leguminosae, Trifolieae) based on explosive flower tripping. Willdenowia 16(2): 415–437. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Small, E. 2011. Alfalfa and relatives. Evolution and classification of Medicago. 727 pp. NRC Research Press, Ottawa. ISBN 978-1-84593-750-8. Reference page. : 401–406
• Authier, P. & Covillot, J. 2011. Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea 41: 131–170. Full issue PDF; 19 MB Reference page. 
• Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T.L., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N.J. 2011. An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41(1): 179–189. DOI: 10.3372/wi.41.41121 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago monspeliaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago monspeliaca. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago monspeliaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago monspeliaca. 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 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago monspeliaca. Accessed: 09 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago monspeliaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Jun 09.

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