Trigonella lunata Boiss. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Trigonella lunata Boiss.

Synonym of Medicago biflora (Griseb.) E. Small

Summary

Genus:

Trigonella

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

40427

Place of publication:

Diagn. pl. orient. ser. 1, 2:19. 1843

Comment:

non Medicago lunata Rchb. (1832), which blocks transfer of the specific epithet (Melbourne ICN Art. 11.4c)

Verified:

03/07/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

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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.
Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Small, E. et al. 1987. An expanded circumscription of Medicago (Leguminosae, Trifolieae) based on explosive flower tripping. Willdenowia 16:433.

Common names

Distribution

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=40427. Accessed 18 July 2025.