Melilotus italicus

Melilotus italicus

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 italicus

Name

Melilotus italicus (L.) Lam., 1779

Synonyms

• Medicago italica (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Sturm, Fl. Deutschland, ed. 2, 9: 125 (1901)
• Melilotus italicus var. confertus O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29: 710 (1901)
• Melilotus melilotus-italicus (L.) Asch. & Graebn., Fl. Nordostdeut. Flachl.: 434 (1898) (nom. illeg.)
• Melilotus rotundifolius Ten., Prod. Fl. Nap. 43 (1812)
• Melilotus rugosus Moench, Meth. 111 (1794)
• Sertula italica (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
• Trifolium italicum L.
• Trifolium melilotus-italica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 765 (1753)
• Trifolium melilotus-corniculata L., Sp. Pl. ed. I. 766 (1753)
• Trigonella italica (L.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 646 (2013)
• Trigonella melilotus-corniculata (L.) Hyl., Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 48: 546 (1954)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey Introduced into: Portugal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1779 "1778". Flore Française, ou descriptions succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France. Tome 3. Paris: Imprimerie Royale. BHL Reference page. : 2: 594.

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.
• Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce) Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus italicus 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 italicus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus italicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus italicus. 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 italicus. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus italicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Melilotus italicus (L.) Lam.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Italienischer Steinklee
English: Italian Melilot
Türkçe: İtalya taş yoncası

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