Melilotus

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: M. albus – M. altissimus – M. arenarius – M. bicolor – M. dentatus – M. elegans – M. gorkemii – M. hirsutus – M. indicus – M. infestus – M. italicus – M. macrocarpus – M. officinalis – M. polonicus – M. segetalis – M. serratifolius – M. siculus – M. speciosus – M. spicatus – M. suaveolens – M. sulcatus – M. tauricus – M. wolgicus

Name

Melilotus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p. (1754).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Trifolium sect. Melilotus L.
Homotypic
- Trigonella subg. Melilotus (Mill.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numéro Special 40: 631 (2013).
Heterotypic
- Brachylobus Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyr. 279 (1867)
- Melilota Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 382 (1787).
- Sertula L. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Liberia, Mauritania, Niger.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - St.Helena.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Easter Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, Newfoundland.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York, Vermont.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Honduras.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Continental: Antarctic
- ⧼Regional: Subantarctic Islands⧽
  - ⧼Kerguelen.⧽

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

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page. : 44046441.

Additional references

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1968. Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), xxvii + 455 pp, ISBN 0-521-06662-X. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus 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. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus. 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. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

العربية: حندقوق
azərbaycanca: Xəşənbül
беларуская: Баркун
čeština: Komonice
чӑвашла: Илепер
dansk: Stenkløver
Deutsch: Steinklee
English: Melilot
eesti: Mesikas
euskara: Itsabalki
فارسی: ملیلتوس
suomi: Mesikät
français: Mélilot
עברית: דבשה
hornjoserbsce: Komonc
magyar: Somkóró
հայերեն: Իշառվույտ
italiano: Meliloto
日本語: シナガワハギ属
ქართული: ძიძო
қазақша: Түйежоңышқа
lietuvių: Barkūnas
latviešu: Amoliņš
norsk nynorsk: Steinkløverslekta
norsk: Steinkløverslekten
polski: Nostrzyk
русский: Донник
slovenčina: Komonica
svenska: Sötväpplingssläktet
Türkçe: Taş yoncası
українська: Буркун
Tiếng Việt: Chi Nhãn hương
中文: 草木犀属

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