Medicago radiata

Medicago radiata

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 radiata

Name

Medicago radiata L., 1753

Synonyms

• Hymenocarpos radiatus (L.) Cav., Elench. Pl. Hort. Matrit. 18 (1803)
• Hymenocarpos radiatus (L.) Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. 2: 267 (1822)
• Medica radiata (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 3 (1768)
• Medicago lunata Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 501 (1832)
• Medicago radiata f. dasycarpa (Ser.in DC.) Urb., Verh. Bot. Ver. Prov. Brandenb., 15: 51 (1873)
• Medicago radiata var. dasycarpa Ser., DC., Prodr., 2: 172 (1825)
• Melissitus radiatus (L.) Latsch., Trudy Tiflissk. Bot. Inst. 19: 16 (1958)
• Nephromedia radiata (L.) Kostel., Ind. Hort Prag. 92 (1844)
• Pocockia radiata (L.) Trautv., Bull. Sc. Acad. Petersb. 8: 271 (1841)
• Pseudomelissitus radiatus (L.) Ovcz., Rassulova & Kinzik., Fl. Tadzhikskoi SSR, 5: 328 (1978)
• Radiata glabra Ovcz.
• Radiata leiocarpa Soják, Sborn. Nár. Muz. Praze, 1982(1-2): 103 (1982) (nom. nov.)
• Telis radiata (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 209 (1891)
• Trigonella radiata (L.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 90 (1872)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan Extinct in: Algeria Introduced into: Corse References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 778. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
• Small, E. (2011). Alfalfa and relatives. Evolution and classification of Medicago: 1-727. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago radiata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago radiata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 11 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago radiata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago radiata. 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 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago radiata. Accessed: 11 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago radiata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Ray-podded Medick

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