Melilotus officinalis

Melilotus officinalis, Portugal

Melilotus officinalis

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 officinalis

Name

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam., 1779

Synonyms

• Brachylobus officinalis (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyr. 279 (1867)
• Medicago officinalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Sturm, Fl. Deutschland, ed. 2, 9: 127 (1901)
• Melilotus armenus Boiss., Diagn. Ser. I. 9: 11 (1849)
• Melilotus arvensis var. grandiflorus Lamotte, Prodr. Fl. Plateau Central Fr.,1: 194 (1877)
• Melilotus arvensis var. maximus (O.Le Grand) Cariot & St.-Lag., Etude Fl., ed. 8, 2: 173 (1889)
• Melilotus arvensis Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 391 (1822)
• Melilotus bungeanus Boiss., Fl. Or., 2: 108 (1872)
• Melilotus citrinus Duval ex Steud.
• Melilotus diffusus W.D.J.Koch ex DC.
• Melilotus expansus Rchb.
• Melilotus flavus Pall.
• Melilotus kochianus DC.
• Melilotus longipedicellatus Rosbach
• Melilotus lutescens Gilib.
• Melilotus luteus Gueldenst., Reis. Russland (Gueldenst.) 2: 255 (1791)
• Melilotus luxurians Shuttlew. ex Rouy & Foucaud
• Melilotus macrorhizus Besser
• Melilotus macrospermus K.Koch ex Boiss.
• Melilotus mauritanicus Willd.
• Melilotus maxima O.Le Grand, Stat. Bot. du Forez, 101 (1873)
• Melilotus maximus Legrand
• Melilotus melilotus-officinalis (L.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl., 6(2): 452 (1907)
• Melilotus montanus Gaudin
• Melilotus nebrodensis Jord. ex Nyman
• Melilotus neglectus Ten., Fl. Napol. 5: 135 (1836)
• Melilotus officinalis var. maximus (Legrand) Kojic
• Melilotus pallida Besser, Ind. Sem. Hort. Cremen. (1823)
• Melilotus pallidus Besser
• Melilotus paluster Menyh.
• Melilotus palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) Schult.
• Melilotus petitpierreanus Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 790 (1809)
• Sertula arvensis (Wallr.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
• Sertula macrorhiza (Waldst. & Kit.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
• Sertula officinalis (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
• Sertula pallida (Besser) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
• Trifolium macrorrhizum Waldst. & Kit., Pl. Rar. Hung. 1: 24 (1801)
• Trifolium melilotus-officinalis L., Sp. Pl.: 765 (1753)
• Trifolium petitpierreanum (Willd.) Hayne, Schrad., Neues J. Bot., 2: 337 (1807)
• Trigonella officinalis (L.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 641 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yemen, Yugoslavia Introduced into: Alabama, Algeria, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Buryatiya, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kentucky, Kenya, Kerguelen, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Norway, Primorye, Queensland, Sakhalin, South Australia, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vermont, Victoria, Western Australia, Yakutskiya 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, 1779 ("1778")

Additional references

• Pallas, P.S. 1776. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs. 3(2) Reise aus Sibirien zurück an die Wolga im 1773sten Jahr. pp. 458–760. St. Petersburg: Kayserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften. Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum Reference page. : 3: 537, 1776 (nom. nud.)
• von Raab-Staube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2019). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 11 Willdenowia 49: 421-445.
• Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
• Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus officinalis 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 officinalis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus officinalis. 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 officinalis. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

العربية: إكليل الملك
azərbaycanca: Dərman xəşənbülü
башҡортса: Ҡандала үләне
català: Melilot
kaszëbsczi: Żôłti miodownik
čeština: Komonice lékařská
Cymraeg: Yr wydro resog
Deutsch: Gelber Steinklee
English: Ribbed Melilot
español: Meliloto común
eesti: Kollane mesikas
euskara: Itsabalki arrunt
فارسی: یونجه زرد
suomi: Rohtomesikkä
français: Mélilot officinal
Gaeilge: Crúibín cait
ગુજરાતી: ઝરેર
hornjoserbsce: Žołty komonc
magyar: Orvosi somkóró
italiano: Meliloto odoroso
қазақша: Сары түйежоңышқа
lietuvių: Geltonžiedis barkūnas
эрзянь: Ашо цивиця
norsk bokmål: Legesteinkløver
Nederlands: Citroengele honingklaver
norsk: Legesteinkløver
polski: Nostrzyk żółty
português: Meliloto-amarelo
română: Sulfină
русский: Донник лекарственный
slovenčina: Komonica lekárska
slovenščina: Navadna medena detelja
svenska: Gul sötväppling
Türkçe: Sarı taş yoncası
українська: Буркун лікарський
中文（简体）: 黄香草木樨
中文（繁體）: 黃香草木樨
中文（臺灣）: 黃香草木樨
中文: 黄香草木犀

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