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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.

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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
Factorovskya Eig Bull. Inst. Agric. Nat. Hist. Tel-Aviv 6: 11 (1927) wfo-4000014532
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
Medica Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000023434
Nephromedia Kostel. Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag. : 92 (1844) wfo-4000025938
Rhodusia Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 204 (1972) wfo-4000033060
Spirocarpus Opiz Seznam : 93 (1852) wfo-4000036118
Trifillium Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 383 (1787) wfo-4000039129
Turukhania Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 132 (1979) wfo-4000039622
Crimaea Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 131 (1979) wfo-4000044174
Medicula Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 386 (1787) 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 amethystina C.C.Gmel. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 513 (1821) wfo-0000374328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago banofoensis Kit. Linnaea 32: 615 1863 — wfo-0001055344
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago berteroana Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 169. 1878 [Sep 1878] wfo-0000374345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago cachemiriana (Cambess.) D.F.Cui Fl. Xinjiangensis new ed., 3: 42 (2019) wfo-1000075295
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago cochleata Pall. Reise Südl. Statthaltersch. Russ. Reich. 2: 336 (1801) wfo-0000374214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago confinis W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 1(1): 164. 1835 wfo-0000374228
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago cornata Desr. Encycl. 3(2): 634 1792 — wfo-0001055348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago crassa Porta Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 11: 249 (1879) wfo-0000374246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago cretica (Mill.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 512 (1821) wfo-0000374242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago decaisneana Tod. Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1866: 35 (1867) wfo-0000374230
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago dubia E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 142 (1901) wfo-0000374186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago fructicans Hornem. Cat. Hort. Hafr. 24; ex Willd. Enum. Hort. Berol. 801. wfo-0000374176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago glabra Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane : 778 (1775) wfo-0000374180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago glutinosa subsp. glutinosa – – — 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 gracillima Tineo ex Urb Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 74. 1873 wfo-0000374206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago granatensis Willd. Enum. Pl. : 803 (1809) wfo-0000213431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago heterocarpa Dürrnb. ex Murr Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 15: 199 (1897) wfo-0000374201
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 hybrida E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 141 (1901) wfo-1200009377
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago intertexta var. intertexta – – wfo-0000186239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago italica subsp. italica – – — wfo-0000213439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago justischmidtii E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 121 (1901) wfo-0000374272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago laciniata var. brachycantha Boiss. – — wfo-0000203331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago langeana Tod. Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1867: 31 (1867) wfo-0000374294
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago littoralis Rhode ex Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. Suppl. 85. 1819 wfo-0001055350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago lupina L. – — wfo-0001225439
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 mexicana Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 138 (1830) wfo-0000374252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago mitis Delile ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 168. 1878 [Sep 1878] wfo-0000374258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago munnularia Steven Cat. hort. Cremeneci 85 1816 — wfo-0001055354
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago muricata Griseb. Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 17 (1843) wfo-1200009372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago obscura subvar. inermis Urb. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg15: 66 (1873) — wfo-1200002334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago olivaeformis Guss. Pl. Rar. 390 1826 — wfo-0001055355
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago panormitana Tineo ex Urb Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15: 62. 1873 wfo-0000374403
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago paradoxa Spreng. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 514 (1821) wfo-0000374484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago pedunculata Ehrenb. ex Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 134 (1830) wfo-0000374491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago pennata Schwägr. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 514 (1821) wfo-0000374483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago pilosa Schleich. Cat. Pl. Helv. , ed. 3: 46 (1815) wfo-0000374480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago polymorpha f. tuberculata (Godr.) Shinners Rhodora 58(694): 310 1956 — wfo-0001061723
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 pseudo-gerardi Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 168. 1878 [Sep 1878] wfo-0001055359
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago pseudogerardi Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 168. 1878 [Sep 1878] wfo-0000374494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago purpurea Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 1: 195 (1787) wfo-0000374481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago recta Kit. Linnaea 32: 613 (1864) wfo-1200009387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago revolii Coste & Soulei Le Monde des Plantes, 1921 22(129): 6 — wfo-0001059739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago sabolensis H.Lév. Monde Pl. sér. 2, 11: 26. 1909 wfo-0000374473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago sagarrae Sennen Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 405, nomen. 1922 [1921 publ. 1922] wfo-0001059740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago sativa f. glomerata (Balb.) Urb. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15(1): 56. 1873 [8 Aug 1873] wfo-0001325542
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. glandulosa (W.D.J.Koch) Urb. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15(1): 56. 1873 [8 Aug 1873] wfo-0001399073
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 sativa var. vulgaris (Alef.) Urb. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 15(1): 57. 1873 [8 Aug 1873] wfo-0001399075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago secundiflora Durand – — wfo-0000174431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago strumaria Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 514 (1821) wfo-0000374530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago subflacata Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 151 1866 — wfo-0001055362
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago terebella St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon vii. (1880) 130. wfo-0000374534
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago todaroana Lojac. Malpighia 20: 202 (1906) wfo-0000374547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago tortuosa Schwägr. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 514 (1821) wfo-0000374539
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago trautvetteri Sumnev. – — wfo-0000163687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago truncatula var. longispina Urb. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg 15 1873 wfo-0001400783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago truncatulata Gren. & Godr. Fl. France [Grenier] 1: 395, sphalm. [Dec 1848 publ. Dec 1848-Jan 1849] wfo-0001055363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago tubinata Carmign. Giorn. Pisano Lett. 12(1): 13 1810 — wfo-0001055365
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago tunetana (Murb.) A.W.Hill Contrib. Fl. Nord-Ouest Afr. Ser. 1. i. 62 (1897) (Act. Reg. Soc. Physiogr. Lund, viii). wfo-0000213481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago verloti Song. & Perrier Billotia 1: 74 1864 — wfo-0001055368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago viscida Schur in Verh. Naturf. Ver. Bruenn xv. II. (1877) 173. wfo-0000374507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Medicago vulgaris Alef. Landw. Fl. 75. 1866 wfo-0000374509