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Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

This species name was first published in Fl. Franç. 2: 594 (1779)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001055378.

Synonyms of Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Melilotus petitpierreanus Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. : 790 (1809) wfo-0000185389
Trifolium officinale L. Sp. Pl. : 765 (1753) wfo-0000185390
Medicago officinalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 127 (1901) wfo-0000186952
Melilotus palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) Schult. Oestr. Fl. , ed. 2, 2: 346 (1814) wfo-0000191246
Melilotus neglectus Ten. Fl. Napol. 5: 135 (1836) wfo-0000191263
Melilotus pallidus Besser Index Seminum (KALIN, Krzemieniec) 1823: [7] (1823) wfo-0000200790
Melilotus arvensis Wallr. Sched. Crit. : 391 (1822) wfo-0000214733
Melilotus melilotus-officinalis (Crantz) Asch. & Graebn. Fl. Nordostdeut. Flachl. : 435 (1898) wfo-0000214734
Melilotus luxurians Shuttlew. ex Rouy & Foucaud Fl. France 5: 59 (1899) wfo-0000373836
Melilotus maximus Legrand Statist. Bot. Forez : 101 (1873) wfo-0000373840
Melilotus lutescens Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 84 (1782) wfo-0000373841
Melilotus macrorhizus Besser Enum. Pl. Volh. : 30 (1821) wfo-0000373843
Melilotus macrospermus K.Koch ex Boiss. Fl. Orient. 2: 109 (1872) wfo-0000373844
Melilotus luteus Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 2: 255 (1791) wfo-0000373846
Melilotus kochianus DC. Fl. Franç. , éd. 3, 6: 564 (1815) wfo-0000373847
Melilotus paluster Menyh. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 27: 231 (1877) wfo-0000373865
Melilotus nebrodensis Jord. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 172 (1878) wfo-0000373871
Melilotus montanus Gaudin Fl. Helv. 4: 607 (1829) wfo-0000373877
Melilotus citrinus Duval ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 520 (1821) wfo-0000373882
Melilotus armenus Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 11 (1849) wfo-0000373894
Melilotus diffusus W.D.J.Koch ex DC. Fl. Franç. , éd. 3, 6: 564 (1815) wfo-0000373913
Melilotus expansus Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 498 (1832) wfo-0000373915
Melilotus flavus Pall. Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 654 (1776) wfo-0000373916
Melilotus petitpierrianus Willd. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli Comp. Fl. Italiana 2: 718 (1886) wfo-0000373950
Melilotus rugosus Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 83 (1782) wfo-0000373953
Melilotus virescens Jord. Index Seminum (GR, Gratianopolis) 1853: 11 (1853) wfo-0000373973
Trifolium melilotus-officinarum Crantz Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 41 (1766) wfo-0000411836
Trifolium melilotus-mauritanica Schousb. Iagttag. Vextrig. Marokko : 196 (1800) wfo-0000411844
Trifolium mauritianum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 849 (1821) wfo-0000411873
Trifolium vulgare Hayne Neues J. Bot. 2(2): 336 (1807) wfo-0000412043
Trifolium palustre Waldst. & Kit. Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 3: 295 (1812) wfo-0000412077
Trifolium petitpierreanum Hayne Neues J. Bot. 2(2): 337 (1807) wfo-0000412091
Sertula maior Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 426 (1916) wfo-0000498382
Melilotus bungeanus Boiss. Fl. Orient. 2: 108 (1872) wfo-0001055371
Melilotus longepedicellatus Rosbach Verh. Naturhist. Vereines Preuss. Rheinl. Westphalens 1875(Sitzb.): 292 (1875) wfo-0001055376
Melilotus mauritanicus Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. : 789 (1809) wfo-0001055377
Brachylobus officinalis (L.) Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 279 (1867) wfo-0001057288
Sertula bungeana (Boiss.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891) wfo-0001059816
Sertula officinalis (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891) wfo-0001059824
Sertula pallida (Besser) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891) wfo-0001059825
Sertula arvensis (Wallr.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891) wfo-0001059832
Trigonella officinalis (L.) Coulot & Rabaute Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 641 (2013) wfo-0001339520
Melilotus officinalis var. maximus (Legrand) Kojić Fl. SR Srbije 4: 423 (1972) wfo-0001387271
Melilotus arvensis var. albus St.-Lag. Étude Fl. , éd. 8, 2: 173 (1889) wfo-0001447304
Melilotus arvensis var. grandiflorus Lamotte Prodr. Fl. Plat. Centr. 1: 194 (1876) wfo-0001447305
Melilotus arvensis var. maximus (Legrand) St.-Lag. Étude Fl. , éd. 8, 2: 173 (1889) wfo-0001447306
Melilotus macrorrhizus var. palustris (Waldst. & Kit.) W.D.J.Koch Deutschl. Fl. , ed. 3, 5: 248 (1839) wfo-0001447319
Melilotus officinalis f. maximus Legrand Station Bot. For. : 101 (1899) wfo-0001447325
Melilotus officinalis var. expansa Mutel Fl. Franç. Herbor. 1: 253 (1834) wfo-0001447328
Melilotus arvensis prol. luxurians Rouy Fl. France 5: 59 (1899) wfo-0001450027
Melilotus arvensis prol. maximus (Legrand) Rouy Fl. France 5: 59 (1899) wfo-0001450028
Melilotus officinalis var. vulgaris Wahlenb. Fl. Suec.1: 471 (1826) wfo-1200002421