Medicago tornata

Medicago tornata

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 tornata

Name

Medicago tornata (L.) Mill., 1768

Synonyms

• Medica incana Moench
• Medica italica Mill.
• Medica muricata (All.) Bubani
• Medica tornata (L.) Medik.
• Medicago astroites Bertol.
• Medicago corrugata Durieu
• Medicago helix Willd.
• Medicago italica (Mill.) Grande
• Medicago italica subsp. striata (Bastard) Greuter & Burdet
• Medicago laevis Desf.
• Medicago lenticularis Desr.
• Medicago muricata All.
• Medicago nigra var. tricycla (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
• Medicago obscura Retz.
• Medicago plumbea Bertol.
• Medicago polymorpha var. tornata L.
• Medicago striata Bastard
• Medicago tornata f. inermis K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins
• Medicago tornata var. parvicarpa K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins
• Medicago tornata subsp. striata (Bastard) Kerguélen
• Medicago tricycla DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, Francee, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Madeira Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Palestin Introduced into: Belgium, Netherlands References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : 8: n.º 3

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago tornata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago tornata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago tornata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago tornata. 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 09. Reference page. 

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