Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Melilotus neapolitanus Ten.

Synonym of Melilotus sulcatus Desf.

Summary

Genus:

Melilotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

401890

Place of publication:

Fl. napol. 1:lxii. 1811-1815 "neapolitana"

Comment:

sensu type only, non Melilotus neapolitanus auct. (= M. spicatus (Sm.) Breistr.)

Verified:

04/12/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

91 (78 active, 76 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)

Grobbelaar, N. et al. 1967. A qualitative study of the nodulating ability of legume species: List 1. Publ. Univ. Pretoria ser. 2, 38:1-9.
Sales, F. & I. C. Hedge. 1993. Melilotus Miller (Leguminosae): typification and nomenclature. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 51:173.

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=401890. Accessed 19 July 2025.