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Taxon:
Medicago italica
(Mill.) Fiori
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Spirocarpos
Subsection:
Pachyspireae
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
314582
Place of publication:
A. Fiori & G. Paoletti, Iconogr. fl. ital. ed. 2:237. 1921
Comment:
Fiori, in Nuov. fl. ital. 1:832. 1925, first united
Medicago italica
and
M. tornata
, two names of equal priority, choosing
M. italica
Verified:
02/15/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
1
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Medica italica
Mill.
Autonym(s)
Medicago italica
(Mill.) Fiori subsp.
italica
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago corrugata
Durieu
Medicago helix
Willd.
Medicago obscura
Retz.
Medicago striata
T. Bastard
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill.
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill. var.
aculeata
(Guss.) Heyn
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill. var.
rugulosa
(Ser.) Heyn
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill. var.
spinulosa
(Moris) Heyn
Medicago obscura
Retz. var.
aculeata
Guss.
Medicago obscura
Retz. subsp.
helix
(Willd.) Urb.
Medicago obscura
Retz. var.
rugulosa
Ser.
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill. var.
striata
(T. Bastard) K. A. Lesins & I. Lesins
Medicago polymorpha
L. var.
tornata
L.
Medicago helix
Willd. var.
spinulosa
Moris
Medicago italica
(Mill.) Fiori subsp.
tornata
(L.) Emb. & Maire
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill. var.
tornata
Medicago helix
Willd. var.
helix
Medicago obscura
Retz. var.
obscura
Medicago obscura
Retz. subsp.
obscura
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Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Note:
=
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill.
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Greuter, W.
1986.
Medicago italica
(Miller) Fiori. In: W. Greuter & T. Raus (eds.), Med-Checklist notulae, 13. Willdenowia 16:112-113.
URL:
http://www.bgbm.org/bgbmpress/willdenowia.htm
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 2:874.
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Heyn, C. C.
1963. The annual species of
Medicago
. Scripta Hierosolymitana 12:85.
Note:
=
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Note:
=
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Note:
=
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Pottier-Alapetite, G.
1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Sales, F. & I. C. Hedge.
1994.
Medicago
L. (Leguminosae): typification and nomenclature. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 51:322.
URL:
http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/index.php?Cab=112&SubCab=217&len=en&Pag=219
Note:
lectotypifies
Small, E. & M. Jomphe.
1989. A synopsis of the genus
Medicago
(Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3270.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Note:
=
Medicago tornata
(L.) Mill.
Common names
English
disc medic –
Reference(s)
Swedish
skivlusern –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
n.w.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
2
Cultivated
also cult.
3
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Libya
(n.w.),
Morocco
,
Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Israel
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
as
Medicago tornata
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Name
References