Trigonella aurantiaca Boiss. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Trigonella aurantiaca Boiss.

Synonym of Medicago phrygia (Boiss. & Balansa) E. Small

Summary

Genus:

Trigonella

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

418783

Place of publication:

Diagn. pl. orient. ser. 1, 2:22. 1843

Comment:

non Medicago aurantiaca Godr. (1853), which blocks transfer of the specific epithet (Melbourne ICN Art. 11.4c)

Verified:

07/10/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

28 (28 active, 26 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)

Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3274.
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=418783. Accessed 19 July 2025.