Medicago bonarotiana Arcang. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Medicago bonarotiana Arcang.

Summary

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Spirocarpos

Subsection:

Rotatae

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

462975

Place of publication:

Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 8:6. 1876

Verified:

04/20/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

78 (74 active, 62 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Medicago ×blancheana Boiss. var. bonarotiana (Arcang.) Arcang.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Medicago blancheana auct.

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Reference(s)

Small, E. 1994. Additional clarification of the Medicago blancheana-bonarotiana-rotata complex. Canad. J. Bot. 72:829-831.
Small, E. Alfalfa and relatives: evolution and classification of Medicago. 2011

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
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
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Malta

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Naturalized
Europe

REGION: Europe
MIDDLE EUROPE: Netherlands
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy, Malta

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=462975. Accessed 20 July 2025.