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Medicago L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl.: 778 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

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.

Synonyms of Medicago

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cochleata Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 385 (1787) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000008741
Diploprion Viv. Fl. Libyc. Spec. : 48 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012020
Kamiella Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 134 (1979) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019815
Lupularia (Serg.) Opiz Seznam : 61 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022444
Lupulina Noulet Fl. Bass. Sous-Pyrén. : 156 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022445
Spirocarpus Opiz Seznam : 93 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036118
Trifillium Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 383 (1787) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039129
Crimaea Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 131. 1979 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044174
Medicula Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. 2: 386. 1787 : erroneous entry Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago minima f. pulchella (Lowe) Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 317. 1976 Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference 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):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago polymorpha var. confinis (Koch) Diklić Fl. SR Srbije 10: 115 (1986):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata f. glandulosa Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 141. 1973 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata f. pilosa Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 143. 1973 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata subsp. vukovicii Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 142. 1973 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata var. matkae Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 144. 1973 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago prostrata var. topolkae Mitsevski God. Zborn., Biol. 25: 144. 1973 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago rigidula f. viscidula Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 557. 1976 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago rigidula var. glandulosa (Podp.) Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 301. 1976 Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago truncatula f. uncinata (Willd.) K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins Gen. Medicago 168. 1979 Link to external nomenclature reference 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):. Link to external nomenclature reference 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':. Link to external nomenclature reference 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):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago vera Kirschl. Fl. Vogéso-Rhén. 1: 122 (1870) — wfo-0001443975