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Details for: APG 85446, Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa, CTA117


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Top Name:
CTA117
Origin:
Developed – Australia
Received by APG:
29 Oct 2025
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Top Name:
CTA117
Origin:
Developed – Australia
Received by APG:
29 Oct 2025
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Developed
29 October 2025.  Australia

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
CTA117
Type: Developer identifier
Humphries, Alan South Australian Research and Development Institute

Narrative
Diverse population of Medicago sativa subsp. caerulea and subsp. falcata doubled with colchicine and selected for large seed size. Original accessions were M.s.caerulea APG 43067, APG 42262, APG 43086, APG 84837, APG 37608, APG 43120, APG 43069, APG 42104, APG 42322 and M.s.falcata APG 40163 ,APG 40165, APG 40601, APG 40167, APG 84834, APG 40172, APG 40143, APG 40127, APG 3039, APG 40166. Ploidy not confirmed
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Medicago
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

300359
Verified:
06/10/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
English
alfalfa –
lucerne –
violet-flower lucerne –
French
luzerne –
German
blaue Luzerne –
Luzerne –
Japanese Rōmaji
murasaki-umagoyashi –
Portuguese
luzerna –
Spanish
mielga –
Swedish
blålusern –
Transcribed Chinese
zi mu xu –
Other conspecific taxa
Medicago sativa L. (561 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (370 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. (158 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. (261 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Doll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (2 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (30 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago agropyretorum Vassilcz.
Medicago asiatica Sinskaya
Medicago mesopotamica Vassilcz.
Medicago praesativa Sinskaya
Medicago rivularis Vassilcz.
Medicago sogdiana Vassilcz.
Medicago transoxana Vassilcz.
Annotations
  • Re-Identification: 30 Oct 2025, from Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. to Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa
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