Medicago arborea

Medicago arborea

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 arborea
Subspecies: M. a. subsp. arborea – M. a. subsp. citrina – M. a. subsp. strasseri

Name

Medicago arborea L., 1753

Synonyms

• Medica arborea (L.) Mill.
• Rhodusia arborea (L.) Vassilcz.
• Trigonella arborea (L.) Vassilcz.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Sardegna, Spain Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia East Aegean Is, Turkey Introduced into: Algeria, Canary Is., Chile Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, France, Morocco, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Palestine, Portugal, Queensland, Tasmania, Tunisia, Uruguay 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

• Hand, R. (ed.) (2015). Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII Willdenowia 45: 245-259.
• Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago arborea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago arborea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago arborea. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago arborea. Accessed: 08 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago arborea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Shrub Medick, Tree Medick
italiano: Erba medica arborea
sardu: Trevullu furisteri

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