Medicago murex

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
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: Medicago
Species: Medicago murex

Name

Medicago murex Willd., 1802

Synonyms

Medicago ciliaris ssp. murex (Willd.) Bonnier & Layens, Fl. Fr.: 75 (1894)
Medicago heterocarpa Spach ex Durieu, Expl. Sci. Algérie, Atlas: t. 89, f. 2 (1849)
Medicago juliae Sennen & Mauricio, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 186 (1931)
Medicago lesinsii E.Small, Canad. J. Bot. 63: 733 (1985)
Medicago murex f. sorrentinii (Tineo) Urb., Verh. Bot. Ver. Prov. Brandenb., 15: 73 (1873)
Medicago murex ssp. heterocarpa (Spach ex Durieu) Jauzein, Fl. Champs Cult.: 863 (1995)
Medicago murex ssp. inermis (Guss.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 164 (1882)
Medicago murex subvar. rodriguezii (Font Quer ex Casellas) O.Bolòs & Vigo, But. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., 38 Bot., 1: 69 (1974)
Medicago murex var. aculeata Urb., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 72 (1873)
Medicago murex var. breviseta Rouy, Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 5: 34 (1899)
Medicago murex var. brevispina Rouy, Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 5: 33 (1899)
Medicago murex var. inermis (Guss.) Urb., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 73 (1873)
Medicago murex var. macrocarpa Moris, Fl. Sard.1: 446 (1837)
Medicago murex var. ovata (Carmign.) Urb., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 73 (1873)
Medicago murex var. rodriguezii Font Quer
Medicago murex var. sicula (Tod.) Batt., Fl. Algérie [Batt. & Trab.] Dicot.: 231 (1889)
Medicago murex var. sorrentinii (Tineo) Batt., Fl. Algérie [Batt. & Trab.] Dicot.: 230 (1889)
Medicago muricula St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon, 7: 130 (1880)
Medicago ovata Carmign., Giorn. Accad. Ital. 5: 11 (1810)
Medicago sorrentinii Tod., Linnaea 30: 759 (1860)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey
Introduced into:
- Belgium, Germany

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Willdenow, C.L. 1803 ("1802"). Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 3, pars 2. pp. [851]–1474. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3(2):1410.

Additional references

Verloove, F. & Heyneman, G. (2012). Merkwaardige plantencollecties van twee antropogene zaadbanken in Gent (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) Dumortiera 100: 19-24.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Medicago murex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Medicago murex. Published online. Accessed: Jun 10 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Medicago murex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Medicago murex. 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 10. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Medicago murex. Accessed: 10 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Medicago murex in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Spiny Medick