Medicago hypogaea E. Small GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago hypogaea E. Small

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Geocarpa

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

435426

Place of publication:

Taxon 33:633. 1984

Verified:

03/01/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Factorovskya aschersoniana (Urb.) Eig
Trigonella aschersoniana Urb.

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Reference(s)

Corby, H. D. L. 1988. Types of rhizobial nodules and their distribution among the Leguminosae. Kirkia 13(1):53-123.
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3260-3294.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt, Libya

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

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=435426. Accessed 19 July 2025.