Melilotus altissimus

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 altissimus

Name

Melilotus altissimus Thuill., 1799

Synonyms

Medicago altissima (Thuill.) E.H.L.Krause, Sturm, Fl. Deutschland, ed. 2, 9: 125 (1901)
Melilotus adriaticus Borbás, Magyar Bot. Lapok 1: 107 (1902)
Melilotus altissimus var. breviracemosus Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 54 (1899)
Melilotus altissimus var. latifolius Wiesb., Deutsch. Bot. Monatsschr. 133 (1866)
Melilotus altissimus var. longiracemosus Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 54 (1899)
Melilotus altissimus var. palustris W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 183 (1844)
Melilotus altissimus var. pseudopalustris Menyh., Östr. Bot. Zeit., 17: 263 (1877)
Melilotus giganteus Wender., Flora, 9: 357 (1826)
Melilotus macrorrhizus (Waldst. & Kit.) Pers.
Melilotus nebrodunensis Jord. ex O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29: 690 (1901)
Melilotus officinalis Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 790 (1809) non Lam. (1779)
Melilotus perfrondosus Borbás ex O.E.Schulz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst., 29: 690 (1901)
Melilotus puiggarii Sennen & Gonzalo in Sennen, Pl. Espagne n (5466) (1925) in sched.
Sertula altissima (Thuill.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 205 (1891)
Trifolium macrorrhizum Waldst. & Kit.
Trifolium melilotus-altissimum C.C.Gmel.
Trigonella altissima (Thuill.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 636 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Albania, East European Russia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, South European Russia, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
Introduced into:
- Baltic States, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, New York, Northwest European Russia, West Siberia

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

References

Primary references

Thuillier, J.L. 1799. Flore des Environs de Paris ed. 2: 378, 1799 "altissima".

Additional references

Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus altissimus 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 altissimus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus altissimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus altissimus. 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 altissimus. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus altissimus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Hoher Steinklee
English: Tall Melilot
español: Meliloto alto
suomi: Isomesikkä
français: Mélilot élevé
polski: Nostrzyk wyniosły

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