Melilotus albus

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 albus

Name

Melilotus albus Medik., 1787

Synonyms

Medicago alba (Medik.) E.H.L.Krause, Sturm, Fl. Deutschland, ed. 2, 9: 128 (1901)
Melilotus albus subsp. parviflorus (Boiss.) O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29(5): 696 (1901)
Melilotus albus var. annuus H.S.Coe, J. Amer. Soc. Agron., 9: 380 (1918)
Melilotus albus var. argutus (Rchb.) Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 55 (1899)
Melilotus angulatus Hort. ex Trautv., Bull. Sc. Acad. Petersb. 8: 270 (1841)
Melilotus arboreus Ser., DC., Prodr., 2: 187 (1825)
Melilotus argutus Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 499 (1832)
Melilotus giganteus Hort. ex Trautv., Bull. Acad. Sc. Petersb. 8: 270 (1841)
Melilotus kotschyi O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29(5): 699 (1901)
Melilotus leucanthus Koch ex DC., Fl. Fr. Suppl. 564 (1815)
Melilotus melanospermus Besser ex Ser., DC. Prod. 2: 186 (1825)
Melilotus officinalis subsp. albus (Medik.) H.Ohashi & Tateishi, Sci. Rep. Tohoku Univ., Ser. 4, 38(4): 319 (1984)
Melilotus rugulosus Hort. ex Trautv., Bull. Sc. Acad. Petersb. 8: 270 (1841)
Melilotus strictus Hort. ex Trautv., Bull. Sc. Acad. Petersb. 8: 270 (1841)
Melilotus tenellus Wallr., Beitr. Fl. Hercyn. 247 (1840)
Melilotus urbanii O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29(5): 706 (1901)
Melilotus vulgaris Willd., Enum. Hort Berol. 790 (1809)
Sertula alba (Medik.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
Sertula alba (Medik.) Lunell, Am. Midl. Nat., 4: 426 (1916), comb. superfl.
Trifolium album (Medik.) Loisel., Fl. Gall. ed. I. 479 (1807), non Crantz (1769), nec Lam. (1779)
Trifolium melilotus-officinalis L., Sp. Pl., 2: 765 (1753)
Trifolium vulgare Hayne, Schrad., Neues J. Bot., 2: 336 (1807)
Trigonella alba (Medik.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 631 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe
Continental: Eurasia
- Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
- Alabama, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Great Britain, Illinois, India, Irkutsk, Jamaica, Japan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North European Russia, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Sakhalin, South Australia, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tuva, Uruguay, Vermont, Victoria, Western Australia, Yakutskiya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Medikus, F.K. 1787. Vorlesungen der kurpfälzischen physikalisch-ökonomischen Gesellschaft 2: 382, (1787).

Additional references

Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus albus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melilotus albus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus albus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus albus. 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 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melilotus albus. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus albus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: حندقوق أبيض
català: Melilot blanc
kaszëbsczi: Biôłi miodownik
čeština: Komonice bílá
Cymraeg: Yr wydro wen
dansk: Hvid Stenkløver
Deutsch: Weißer Steinklee
English: White Melilot
español: Meliloto blanco
eesti: Valge mesikas
euskara: Itsabalki zuri
فارسی: ملیلتوس آلبوس
suomi: Valkomesikkä
français: Mélilot blanc
hornjoserbsce: Běły komonc
magyar: Fehér somkóró
lietuvių: Baltažiedis barkūnas
norsk bokmål: Hvitsteinkløver
Nederlands: Witte honingklaver
norsk: Hvitsteinkløver
Diné bizaad: Tłʼoh waaʼítsoh
polski: Nostrzyk biały
پنجابی: سینجی
русский: Донник белый
slovenčina: Komonica biela
svenska: Vit sötväppling
Türkçe: Beyaz çiçekli taş yoncası
中文（简体）: 白花草木樨
中文（繁體）: 白花草木樨
中文（臺灣）: 白花草木樨
中文: 白花草木樨

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