Melilotus messanensis

Synonymy

Melilotus messanensis (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 309. 1785

≡Trifolium messanense L., Mant. Pl. Alt.: 275. 1771

=Melilotus siculus (Vitman) B. D. Jacks., Index Kew. 3: 199. 1894

Content

Distribution

AE(G) Ag Bl Co Cr Cy Eg Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Ir It Jo Ju Le Lu Ma Sa Si(M S) Sn Sy Tn Tu(A E)

Euro+Med not endemic: Algeria nativeA; Baleares nativeA,B; Corsica nativeA,B; Crete, with Karpathos nativeC; Cyprus nativeA; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands nativeA); Egypt nativeA; Former Yugoslavia nativeA,B; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France nativeA,B); Greece nativeA; Israel/Palestine nativeD; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City nativeA,B,E; Jordan nativeD; Lebanon nativeD; Morocco nativeA; Portugal nativeA,B; Sardinia nativeA,B; Sicily, with Malta (Malta nativeA,F, Sicily nativeA); Sinai nativeA; Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra (Spain nativeA,B,G); Syria nativeD; Tunisia nativeA; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part nativeA, Turkey-in-Europe nativeA,B,H)

Common Names

Catalan; Valencian (Spain): melilot siciliàI; English: Sicilian MelilotD, Small SweetcloverD, Southern MelilotJ; Portuguese (Portugal): anafe-dos-salgadosI

Bibliography

A. Greuter, W., Burdet, H. M. & Long, G. 1989: Med-Checklist 4

B. Heywood, V. H. & Ball, P. W. 1968: Leguminosae. In: Flora Europaea Vol. 2. ed. Tutin, T. G. Et

C. Turland, N. J. & al. 1993: Flora Of The Cretan Area

D. Townsend, C. C. & Guest, E. 1974: Flora Of Iraq. Vol. 3. Baghdad.

E. Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora Italica. Edagicole, Bologna.

F. 1959: – Botanicheskie materialy Gerbariya Glavnogo botanicheskogo sada R S F S R 19

G. Dominguez, E. 1987: Pap. in Flora Vasc. de Andalucia Occ. Ketres, Barcelona

H. Davis, P. H. 1970: Flora Of Turkey & The East Aegean Islands; Vol. 3.

I. anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/ (as Melilotus siculus (Vitman) B. D. Jacks.)

J. Haslam, S. M. & al. 1977: A Flora Of The Maltese Islands