Medicago truncatula
Synonymy
Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS)
Medicago truncatula, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 350. 1791
Content
Distribution
AE(G) Ab(A N) Ag Ar Bl Ca Cm Co Cr Cy Eg Ga(F) Gg Gr Hs(G S) Ir It Jo Ju Le Lu Ma Md Sa Si(M S) Sy Tn Tu(A E)
Euro+Med not endemic: Algeria nativeA; Armenia nativeB,C; Azerbaijan nativeC (Azerbaijan (core) nativeD,E, Nakhchivan nativeC,D,E); Baleares nativeA,F; Canary islands nativeG; Corsica nativeA,F; Crete, with Karpathos nativeA,F,H; Crimea nativeC,I; Cyprus nativeA; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands nativeA); Egypt nativeA; Former Yugoslavia nativeA,F; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France nativeA,F); Georgia nativeC,E; Greece nativeA,F; Israel/Palestine nativeG; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City nativeA,F,J; Jordan nativeG; Lebanon nativeG; Madeira archipelago nativeG; Morocco nativeA; Portugal nativeA,F; Sardinia nativeA,F; Sicily, with Malta (Malta nativeA,K, Sicily nativeA,L); Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra (Gibraltar nativeM, Spain nativeA,F,N); Syria nativeG; Tunisia nativeA; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part nativeA, Turkey-in-Europe nativeA,O); Ukraine, with Crimea nativeC
Common Names
Catalan; Valencian (Spain): melgó truncatP; English: BarrelcloverQ, Mediterranean MedickR, Strong-spined MedickS; Finnish (Finland): palikkamailanenT; Portuguese (Portugal): luzerna cortadaP; Russian (Russia Central): Lyutzerna SlabousechennayaI, Lyutzerna UsechennayaU, Lyutzerna YakortzevidnayaV; Swedish (Sweden & Finland): tornlusernT; unknown: Barrel MedicW
Bibliography
C. Yakovlev, G., Sytin, A. & Roskov, Y. 1996: Legumes Of Northern Eurasia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
L. Raimondo, F. M. & Schicchi, R. 1998: Il Popolamento Vegetale Della Riserva Naturale Dello Zingaro
P. anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/