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Medicago L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 778 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000023435.

Literature

Synonyms of Medicago

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cochleata Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 385 (1787) wfo-4000008741
Diploprion Viv. Fl. Libyc. Spec. : 48 (1824) wfo-4000012020
Kamiella Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 134 (1979) wfo-4000019815
Lupularia (Serg.) Opiz Seznam : 61 (1852) wfo-4000022444
Lupulina Noulet Fl. Bass. Sous-Pyrén. : 156 (1837) wfo-4000022445
Spirocarpus Opiz Seznam : 93 (1852) wfo-4000036118
Trifillium Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 383 (1787) wfo-4000039129
Crimaea Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 131. 1979 wfo-4000044174
Medicula Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. 2: 386. 1787 : erroneous entry wfo-4000046805

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Medicago:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago glutinosa subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Nyman – — wfo-0000191147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago glutinosa subsp. glutinosa M.Bieb. – — wfo-0000186240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago gordeievi Komarov Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 133. 1921 wfo-0001353149
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago hispida var. lappacea (Benth.) J.M.Black Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 42 1918 wfo-0001398471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago lupulina var. eriocarpa (Rouy) P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 3: 517. 2009 wfo-0001400097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago minima f. pulchella (Lowe) Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 317. 1976 wfo-0001326094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago orbicularis subsp. castellana (J.Caselias) P.Monts. Bull. Soc. Échange Pl. Vasc. Eur. Occid. Bassin Médit. 15: 76. 1974 [1972-1973 publ. 1974] wfo-0001368597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago papillosa var. citrina K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins Gen. Medicago 129, without latindescr. or type. 1979 wfo-0001400994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago polymorpha subsp. reticulata (Benth.) Solanas & M.B.Crespo Sarrià 1: 35 (1998–99 publ. 1999):. wfo-0001367027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago polymorpha var. confinis (Koch) Diklić Fl. SR Srbije 10: 115 (1986):. wfo-0001402045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata f. glandulosa Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 141. 1973 wfo-0001326095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata f. pilosa Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 143. 1973 wfo-0001326096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata subsp. vukovicii Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 142. 1973 wfo-0001368598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata var. matkae Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 144. 1973 wfo-0001400995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata var. topolkae Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 144. 1973 wfo-0001400996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago rigidula f. viscidula Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 557. 1976 wfo-0001326097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago rigidula var. glandulosa (Podp.) Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 301. 1976 wfo-0001400997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago sativa subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy – — wfo-0000186621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago sativa subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Tutin Feddes Repert. 79(1–2): 53 1968 — wfo-0001061794
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago sativa var. glomerata (Balb.) Urb. Comp. Fl. Ital. [Arcangeli] 160. 1882 [Jan-Apr 1882] wfo-0001061356
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago suffruticosa Grossh. – — wfo-0001443971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago tomentosa Chevall. Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 782 (1827) — wfo-0001443973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago tornata f. inermis K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins Gen. Medicago 159, 160, without latin descr. 1979 wfo-0001326098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago tornata var. parvicarpa K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins Gen. Medicago 159, 160, without latin descr. 1979 wfo-0001400999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago truncatula f. uncinata (Willd.) K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins Gen. Medicago 168. 1979 wfo-0001326099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago turbinata Willd. – — wfo-0001443974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago varia f. agropyretorum (Vassilcz.) D.F.Cui Adv. Pl. Taxon. Northwest China (eds. Z.Y. Yu, X.Y. Li & W.Z. Di) 47 (1992):. wfo-0001326746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago varia f. subdicycla (Trautv.) D.F.Cui Adv. Pl. Taxon. Northwest China (eds. Z.Y. Yu, X.Y. Li & W.Z. Di) 47 (1992), as 'sudbicycla':. wfo-0001326747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago varia f. tianschanica (Vassilcz.) D.F.Cui Adv. Pl. Taxon. Northwest China (eds. Z.Y. Yu, X.Y. Li & W.Z. Di) 48 (1992):. wfo-0001326748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago vera Kirschl. Fl. Vogéso-Rhén. 1: 122 (1870) — wfo-0001443975