Trifolium africanum Ser. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Trifolium africanum Ser.

Summary

Genus:

Trifolium

Subgenus:

Trifolium

Section:

Vesicastrum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

40158

Place of publication:

A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:200. 1825

Verified:

03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

40 (39 active, 35 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Trifolium africanum Ser. var. africanum (0 active accession[s])
Trifolium africanum Ser. var. lydenburgense J. B. Gillett (0 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Trifolium africanum Ser. var. glabellum (E. Mey.) Harv.
Trifolium hirsutum Thunb. var. glabellum E. Mey.

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Reference(s)

Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). The world of clovers. 2001 6.
Guillarmod, A. J. Flora of Lesotho. 1971
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
Zohary, M. & D. Heller. The genus Trifolium. 1984 213.

Common names

English
African clover –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa [Free State, Transvaal]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989

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=40158. Accessed 19 July 2025.