Trifolium masaiense J. B. Gillett GRIN-Global

Taxon: Trifolium masaiense J. B. Gillett

Summary

Genus:

Trifolium

Subgenus:

Trifolium

Section:

Vesicastrum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

40276

Place of publication:

Kew Bull. 1952:387. 1952

Verified:

03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 3 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

No images

Reference(s)

Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). The world of clovers. 2001 226.
Norris, D. O. & L. 't Mannetje. 1964. The symbiotic specialization of African Trifolium spp. in relation to their taxonomy and their agronomic use. E. African Agric. Forest. J. 29:214-235.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium. 1984 151.

Common names

English
Masai clover –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda

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=40276. Accessed 18 July 2025.