Medicago popovii (Korovin) Sirj. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago popovii (Korovin) Sirj.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Platycarpae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

311878

Place of publication:

Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928:271. 1928

Verified:

06/10/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Trigonella popovii Korovin

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Melilotoides popovii (Korovin) Sojak

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Reference(s)

Baum, B. R. 1968. A clarification of the generic limits of Trigonella and Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 46:747.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Roumiantseva, M. L. et al. 2002. Diversity of Sinorhizobium meliloti from the Central Asian alfalfa gene center. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 68(9):4694-4697.
Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3273.
Small, E. et al. 1981. The taxonomic value of floral characters in tribe Trigonelleae (Leguminosae), with special reference to Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1580.
Small, E. 1981. A numerical analysis of major groupings in Medicago employing traditionally used characters. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1555.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan

Native
Asia-Temperate

MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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=311878. Accessed 18 July 2025.