Melilotus siculus

Melilotus siculus

Taxonavigation edit

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 siculus

Name edit

Melilotus siculus (Turra) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 121 (1841).

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Trifolium siculum Turra, Farsetia: 12 (1765).
  • Homotypic
    • Trigonella sicula (Turra) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 673 (2013)
  • Heterotypic
    • Trifolium messanense L., Mant. Pl. 2: 275 (1771).
      • Melilotus messanensis (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 309 (1785).
      • Melilota messanensis (L.) Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 382 (1787).
      • Sertula messanensis (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).
    • Melilotus striatus Moench, Methodus: 111 (1794).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
  • Introduced into:
    • Argentina Northeast, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, New South Wales, South Australia, Uruguay, Western Australia
    • Doubtfully present in:
    • Iraq

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

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Vernacular names edit

čeština: komonice sicilská
English: Sicilian Melilot, Small Sweetclover, Southern Melilot
svenska: Marsksötväppling
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