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Melilotus
Sign in to savethumb|Melilotus albus Melilotus, known as melilot or sweet clover is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The genus is closely related to Trifolium (clovers). Several species are common grassland plants and weeds of cultivated ground, and some species are now found worldwide as naturalised plants.
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Melilotus is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae, belonging to the order Fabales. It is classified within the class Magnoliopsida and the phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is cited as Melilotus Mill., with the authority listed as (L.) Mill. The genus is currently accepted in taxonomic records.
The native range of Melilotus includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baleares, the Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, and Belgium. Occurrence records for the genus have been documented in Mexico by institutions including DCBS-DICTUS-USON, CIBNOR, SEMAHN, UACH, and INECOL. Taxonomic delimitation for the genus is noted in relation to Trigonella and Medicago.
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Species
Melilotus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: delimitation, particularly between Trigonella, Medicago and Melilotus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,097
- With media
- 1,604
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- DCBS-DICTUS-USON, CIBNOR, SEMAHN, UACH, INECOL, FC-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
444 papers- [Melilotus--medical plants].Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke · 2005
- Genome assembly of Melilotus officinalis provides a new reference genome for functional genomics.BMC genomic data · 2024
- Genome and systems biology of Melilotus albus provides insights into coumarins biosynthesis.Plant biotechnology journal · 2022
- Melilotus, Rutin and Bromelain in primary and secondary lymphedema.Lymphology · 2019
- Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin.Plant direct · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Trifolieae
- Image
- Melilotus officinalis - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-093.jpg
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- taxon common name
- 草木樨属
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Melilotus
- Commons category
- Melilotus
- topic's main category
- Category:Melilotus
- Montana Plant Life URL
- montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/genus03.cgi?Fabaceae_Melilotus
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|Melilotus albus Melilotus, known as melilot or sweet clover is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The genus is closely related to Trifolium (clovers). Several species are common grassland plants and weeds of cultivated ground, and some species are now found worldwide as naturalised plants.
The scientific and English names both derive from Greek melílōtos from méli (honey), and lōtos (lotus), via Latin melilōtos and Old French mélilot. The alternative name "sweet clover" varies in orthography, also cited as sweet-clover and sweetclover. Other names include "kumoniga", from the Cumans.
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