Trigonella caerulea

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: Trigonella
Species: Trigonella caerulea

Name

Trigonella caerulea (L.) Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 181 (1825).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Trifolium caeruleum L., Sp. Pl.: 764 (1753).
Homotypic
- Trifoliastrum caeruleum (L.) Moench, Methodus: 123 (1794).
- Melilotus caeruleus (L.) Desr., J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 62 (1797).
- Folliculigera coerulea (L.) Pasq., Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli: 46 (1867).
- Sertula caerulea (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).
- Telis caerulea (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 209 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Amoria vivianii C.Presl ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 78 (1840).
- Melilotus connatus Bernh. ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 500 (1832).
  - Trigonella connata (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Meyer ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 709 (1841).
- Melilotus hortensis Gaterau, Desc. Pl. Montauban: 129 (1789).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe (introduced)
  - Great Britain.
- Regional: Middle Europe (introduced)
  - Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic).
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria (introduced), Greece.
- Regional: Eastern Europe (introduced)
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
- Regional: Siberia
  - West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: China
  - Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York.

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

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Danihelka, J., Chrtek Jr., J. & Kaplan, Z. 2012. Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia 84(3): 647–811. PDF Reference page.
Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Trigonella caerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Trigonella caerulea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 21 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Trigonella caerulea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trigonella caerulea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Пажытнік блакітны
Deutsch: Schabzigerklee
English: blue fenugreek, blue melitot, sweet trefoil
español: meliloto azul
suomi: Sinisarviapila
hornjoserbsce: módry komonc
ქართული: ხმელი სუნელი
Nederlands: zevengetijdeklaver
polski: kozieradka błękitna
русский: пажитник голубой, уцхо-сунели

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