Melilotus spicatus

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 spicatus

Name

Melilotus spicatus (Sm.) Breistr., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 103(Sess. Extraord.): 82, 127 (1956).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Trifolium spicatum Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 2: 93 (1813).
• Homotypic
  • Trigonella wojciechowskii Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 655 (2013), nom. nov.
• Heterotypic
  • Melilotus neapolitanus Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): LXII (1813).
    • Sertula neapolitana (Ten.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).
  • Melilotus gracilis DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 6: 565 (1815).
    • Medicago gracilis (DC.) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 9: 129 (1901).
  • Melilotus imbricatus Besser ex Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 188 (1825).
  • Melilotus besserianus Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 188 (1825).
    • Sertula besseriana (Ser.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).
  • Melilotus glaucescens Godr. ex Trautv., Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 2, 8: 271 (1841).
  • Melilotus heterophyllus Scheele, Linnaea 21: 571 (1848).
  • Melilotus globulosus Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(II): 138 (1856).
  • Melilotus microcarpus C.A.Mey. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 108 (1872).
  • Melilotus intricatus Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 152 (1878).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melilotus spicatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Melilotus spicatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Melilotus spicatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Melilotus spicatus. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melilotus spicatus. Accessed: 10 May 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Melilotus spicatus. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 10. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Melilotus spicatus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 10.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus spicatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.