Melilotus polonicus (L.) Desr. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Melilotus polonicus (L.) Desr.

Summary

Genus:

Melilotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

24012

Place of publication:

J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 4:66. 1797 "polonica" (Pallas, Reise russ.reich. 3:537. 1776, nom. nud.)

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature (see p. 67)

Verified:

08/25/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Trifolium polonicum L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Melilotus caspius Gruner

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Reference(s)

Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
Stevenson, G. A. 1969. An agronomic and taxonomic review of the genus Melilotus Mill. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 49:9.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Voronchikhin, V. V. & N. A. Basilevskaya. 1974. Opredelenie sornykh vidov roda Melilotus Adans. po plodam i semenam. (Identification of weed plants from the genus Melilotus Adans. with the help of their pods and seeds). Vestn. Moskovsk. Univ., Ser. 6, Biol. 29:35.
Wipf, L. 1939. Chromosome numbers in root nodules and root tips of certain Leguminosae. Bot. Gaz. 101:51-67.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. Legumes of Northern Eurasia. 1996

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Checheno-Ingushetia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Russian Federation	Astrakhan
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Russian Federation	Kalmykia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Russian Federation	Udmurtia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine	Kherson

Native
Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
WESTERN ASIA: Iran

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Kalmykia, Udmurtia], Ukraine [Kherson]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24012. Accessed 18 July 2025.