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Group: Dicot Rank: genus Kind: Name with Basionym (New Rank) Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, mid, I, 128

Authors: Published In: The Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition 2:. 1754. (28 Jan 1754) (Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4)) Name publication detailView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
Annotation: genus name is masculine (see Shenzhen Code Art. 62.1, Ex. 1); all epithets must have masculine ending
Basionym:
Trifolium sect. Melilotus L. 
Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept:    details Projects: Bolivia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , IPCN , Madidi Checklist , Mesoamericana , Missouri , Pakistan , PAPGI , Paraguay , Peru , SNR , VPA

Common Names:
  • cao mu xi shu (pinyin, China)
    • Reference article Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of China (Fabaceae). 10: 1–642. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
  • melilot (English, United States)
  • sweet-clover (English, United States)
Keywords: BOL, CEC, FCC, MC, VPA, FNA

Synonyms
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  • Brachylobus Dulac
    • Reference article Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of China (Fabaceae). 10: 1–642. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
  • Trifolium sect. Melilotus L.
    • Reference article Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of China (Fabaceae). 10: 1–642. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
Accepted Names
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References
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Accepted By:
  • Reference article Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.
  • Reference article Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744. In P. M. Jørgensen, M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck (eds.) Cat. Pl. Vasc. Bolivia, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Reference article Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee, S. G. Beck & A.F. Fuentes. 2015 en adelante. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (actualizaciones en línea).
  • Reference article Molina R., A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118. view article
  • Reference article Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Fl. Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Reference article Ståhl, B., G. P. Lewis & B. B. Klitgaard. 2015. 82-84. Leguminosae - Key to Genera. Fl. Ecuador 92: 3–109.
  • Reference article Zamora, N. 2010. Fabaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. V. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 119: 395–775.
  • Reference article Zuloaga, F. O., M. J. Belgrano & C. A. Zanotti. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana, n.s. 7(2): 208–278 [Apéndice 1: 1–937; Apénd. 2: 1–21].
General:
  • Reference article Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of China (Fabaceae). 10: 1–642. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
Homonyms
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Subordinate Taxa
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Specimens
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Specimen coordinates enclosed in square brackets [ ] have been approximated based on political units.
Literature Based Distribution
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Mapping will be based on a standard reference mark based on political units when available.
  • South America
    • Brazil : Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.
  • Asia
    • China : Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of China (Fabaceae). 10: 1–642. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
  • Mesoamerica
    • Costa Rica : Zamora, N. 2010. Fabaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. V. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 119: 395–775.
    • Honduras : Molina R., A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
  • North America
    • United States : USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge.
 
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