Melilotus sulcatus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Melilotus
Species: Melilotus sulcatus
Name

Melilotus sulcatus Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 193 (1799)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Medicago sulcata (Desf.) E.H.L.Krause in Sturm, Fl. Deutschland. ed. 2, 9: 124 (1901).
Homotypic
Trifolium sulcatum (Desf.) Viv., Fl. Lybic. Spec.: 45 (1846)
Trigonella sulcata (Desf.) Coulot & Rabaute, Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 677 (2013)
Sertula sulcata (Desf.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891)

Heterotypic
Melilotus compactus Salzm. ex Guss.
Melilotus fabrei Sennen, Bull. Assoc. Pyren. Echange Pl. 12: 8-9 (1902).
Melilotus foucaudii Sennen, Bull. Assoc. Pyren. Echange Pl. 12: 9 (1902).
Trifolium mauritanicum Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1354 (1802)
Melilotus mauritanica (Willd.) Willd., Enum. Hort. Berol. 789 (1809).
Melilotus sulcatus var. mauritanicus (Willd.) Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 60 (1899)
Melilotus sulcatus subsp. aschersonii (O.E.Schulz) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 548 (1936).
Melilotus sulcatus subsp. brachystachys Quézel, Nouv. Fl. Algerie: 504 (1962) nom. inval.
Melilotus sulcatus var. angustifolius Lange in Willkomm & Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 775 (1878).
Melilotus sulcatus var. compactus (Salzm.) Bonnet & Barratte, Cat. Pl. Tunisie: 114 (1896)
Melilotus sulcatus var. latifolius Lange in Willkomm & Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 375 (1878)
Melilotus sulcatus var. libanoticus Ser. in DC. & Lam., Prodr. 2: 189 (1825)
Melilotus sulcatus var. longiracemosus Rouy, Fl. Fr., 5: 60 (1899)
Melilotus sulcatus var. major Cambess., Enum. Pl. Balear.: 65 (1827)
Trifolium melilotus-mauritanica Schousb., Vextr. Marokko, 196 (1800)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Desfontaines, R.L. 1798–1799. Flora Atlantica: sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Tomus secundus. 458 pp., pl. 121–261, Paris, Panckoucke. BHL Reference page. : 193,

Additional references

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page.
Danihelka, J., Chrtek Jr., J. & Kaplan, Z. 2012. Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia 84(3): 647–811. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melilotus sulcatus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melilotus sulcatus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melilotus sulcatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melilotus sulcatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melilotus sulcatus. Accessed: 12 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melilotus sulcatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Furrowed Melilot
suomi: Uurremesikkä
Türkçe: Akdeniz taş yoncası

Melilotus sulcatus, the furrowed melilot[1] or Mediterranean sweetclover,[2] is a species of the genus Melilotus, belonging to the pea family; Fabaceae or Papilionaceae.

It is distributed in Southern Europe, an annual plant between 10 and 40 cm high. The stem leaves are grooved. The flowers are very small; 3-5mm.long, in bloom from June until August. The pods are 3–3.5mm. long, with bowline veins.
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Melilotus sulcatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 June 2016.