Medicago lessingii

Medicago lessingii

Medicago lessingii

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: Medicago
Species: Medicago lessingii

Name

Medicago lessingii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Kar.

Synonyms

• Medicago agropyretorum Vassilcz.
• Medicago beipinensis Vassilcz.
• Medicago caerulea Less. ex Ledeb.
• Medicago coerulea Less. ex Nyman
• Medicago hemicoerulea Sinskaya
• Medicago pekinensis Vassilcz.
• Medicago sativa var. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Urb.
• Medicago × varia f. agropyretorum (Vassilcz.) D.F.Cui

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Eastern Europe Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, South European Russia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey Regional: Central Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fischer, F.E.L. & Meyer, C.A.v. 1840 "1839". Index Seminum (St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)) 6. Hortus, St. Petersburg. BHL Reference page. : 12: 150

Additional references

• Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
• Small, E. (2011). Alfalfa and relatives. Evolution and classification of Medicago: 1-727. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
• Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago lessingii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago lessingii. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago lessingii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago lessingii. 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 09. Reference page. 

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