Medicago polyceratia (L.) Trautv. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago polyceratia (L.) Trautv.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Buceras

Subsection:

Erectae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

313437

Place of publication:

Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8:271. 1841

Verified:

10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

14 (14 active, 8 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Trigonella polyceratia L.

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Reference(s)

Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
Jain, P. S. & P. Shrivastava. 1984. Development and structure of ineffective nodules in some leguminous weeds. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Pl. Sci. 93(4):467-470.
Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3275.
Small, E. et al. 1987. An expanded circumscription of Medicago (Leguminosae, Trifolieae) based on explosive flower tripping. Willdenowia 16:434.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Europe

SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

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=313437. Accessed 19 July 2025.