Medicago coronata

Medicago coronata

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 coronata

Name

Medicago coronata (L.) Bartal., Cat. Piante Siena: 61 (1776).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Medicago polymorpha var. coronata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 780 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Medica coronata (L.) Bubani, Fl. Pyr., 2: 476 (1899).
  • Medica coronata (L.) Medik., Vorles. Churpf. Phys. Ges. 2: 386 (1787).
  • Medicago coronata (L.) Desr. in Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 634 (1792).
• Heterotypic
  • Diploprion medicaginoides Viv., Fl. Lib. Spec. 48, t. 19 (1824).
  • Medicago coronata var. brevipedunculata Eig, Contr. Fl. Pal., 2: 22 (1927).
  • Medicago coronata var. glandulosa (Koç) Kožuharov, Bulg. Acad. Sci., 15: 163 (1965).
  • Medicago coronata var. minor Heldr. ex Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 1: 367 (1901).
  • Medicago coronata var. multiflora Eig, Contr. Fl. Pal., 2: 22 (1927).
  • Medicago coronata var. uncata Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl. 61 (1888).
  • Medicago vermicularis Ces. in Friedrichsthal, Reise Neu-Griechenl.: 274 (1838).
    • Medicago coronata var. vermicularis (Ces.) Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 1: 367 (1901).
  • Medicago libyca Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 289 (1826).
  • Medicago urbani Heldr. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl. 165 (1888).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal (introduced), Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Yugoslavia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt, Libya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bartalini, B. 1776. Catalogo delle piante che nascono spontaneamente intorno alla citta' di Siena, coll'aggiunta d'altro catalogo dei corpi marini fossili che si trovano in detto luogo. 144 pp., Francesco Rossi, Siena. Google Books Reference page. 
• Medikus, F.K. 1787. Versuch einer neuen Lehrart die Pflanzen nach zwei Methoden zugleich, nehmlich nach der künstlichen und natürlischen, zu ordnen, durch ein Beispiel einer natürlichen Familie erörtert [Neue methode bei Pflanzen zu ordnen] (vorgelesen den 17 May 1786). Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft 2: [327]–460. Google Books Reference page. 

Additional references

• Small, E. 2011. Alfalfa and relatives. Evolution and classification of Medicago. 727 pp. NRC Research Press, Ottawa. ISBN 978-1-84593-750-8. Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Authier, P. & Covillot, J. 2011. Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea 41: 131–170. Full issue PDF; 19 MB Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago coronata 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 coronata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago coronata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago coronata. 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 coronata. Accessed: 08 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago coronata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Jun 08.

Vernacular names

English: Crown Medick

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