Trifolium lucanicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Trifolium
Subgenus: T. subg. Trifolium
Sectio: T. sect. Trifolium
Species: Trifolium lucanicum

Name

Trifolium lucanicum Gasp. in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 2: 494 (1832).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Trifolium scabrum subsp. lucanicum (Gasp.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2: 493 (1894).
  • Trifolium scabrum var. lucanicum (Gasp.) Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 1: 391 (1901).
• Heterotypic
  • Trifolium scabrum var. majus Gibelli & Belli, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 39: 287 (1889).
  • Trifolium scabrum subsp. turcicum Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1893(37): 23 (1894).
  • Trifolium striatum subsp. dalmaticum Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 79 (1894).
  • Trifolium compactum Post, Fl. Syria: 239 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta), Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Azerbaijan). Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gussone, G. 1827–1828. Florae Siculae Prodromus (sive, Plantarum in Sicilia ulteriori nascentium enumeratio secundum systema Linnaeanum disposita). Vol. 2. 586 pp., Neapoli. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zohary, M.† & Heller, D. 1984. The genus Trifolium. 606 pp., Jerusalem: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 965-208-056-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Trifolium lucanicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Trifolium lucanicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Trifolium lucanicum. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Trifolium lucanicum. Accessed: 27 Aug 2025.Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Trifolium lucanicum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 27.Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trifolium lucanicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07. Reference page.