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Trifolium Tourn. ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 764 (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-4000039133.

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Synonyms of Trifolium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Amarenus C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 46 (1831) wfo-4000001470
Amoria C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 45 (1831) wfo-4000001653
Bobrovia A.P.Khokhr. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 31: 137 (1998) wfo-4000004843
Calycomorphum C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 50 (1831) wfo-4000006245
Chrysaspis Desv. Fl. Anjou : 338 (1827) wfo-4000008179
Falcatula Brot. Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 1: 160 (1816 publ. 1817) wfo-4000014572
Galearia C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Presl) 1: 49 (1831) wfo-4000015208
Galearia Zoll. & Moritzi Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 49 (1831) wfo-4000015209
Lojaconoa Bobrov Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 52: 1598 (1967) wfo-4000022090
Loxospermum Hochst. Flora 29: 594 (1846) wfo-4000022350
Lupinaster Fabr. Enum. Meth. Pl. : 171 (1759) wfo-4000022440
Micrantheum C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 47 (1831) wfo-4000024033
Microphyton Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 16: 362 (1868) wfo-4000024179
Mistyllus C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 49 (1831) wfo-4000024407
Ochreata (Lojac.) Bobrov Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 52: 1598 (1967) wfo-4000026485
Paramesus C.Presl Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 45 (1831) wfo-4000028082
Pentaphyllon Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 352 (1807) wfo-4000028615
Triphylloides Moench Methodus : 509 (1794) wfo-4000039260
Ursia Vassilcz. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 16: 133 (1979) wfo-4000039876
Ursifolium Doweld Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 108(4): 78 (2003) wfo-4000039877
Xerosphaera Soják Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 154: 35 (1985 publ. 1986) wfo-4000040968
Dactiphyllon Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 268 (1818) wfo-4000044176
Dactiphyllum Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 261 (1819) wfo-4000044177
Lagopus Bernh. Syst. Verz. Erf. : 229 (1800) wfo-4100000292
Lagopus Hill Brit. Herb. : 306 (1756) wfo-4100000293

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Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Agriophyllum F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 318 (1938) wfo-1200110086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Astrostoma F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 319 (1938) wfo-1200110087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Camptoneurum F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 319 (1938) wfo-1200110094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Eikosineurum F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 318 (1938) wfo-1200110084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Etamoria F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 317 (1938) wfo-1200110083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Leimonophyllum F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 318 (1938) wfo-1200110082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Macrobiotum F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 319 (1938) wfo-1200110095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Orthoneurum F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 319 (1938) wfo-1200110089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium unranked Trichopterygium F.Herm. Feddes Repert. 43(nos. 1107-1110): 318 (1938) wfo-1200110085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium alexandrinum Bory & Chaub. Nouv. Fl. Pélop. 50. 1838 wfo-0001055167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium alpicolum Hegetschweiler-Bodmer Fl. Schweiz 699 1839 — wfo-0001055168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium alsadami Post J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 425 (1888) wfo-0001060690
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium altaicum Vierh. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 67: 256 1918 — wfo-0001060704
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium andinum Torr. & A.Gray – — wfo-0000174303
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium angustifolium subsp. intermedium (Guss.) Ponert Feddes Repert. 83(9-10): 637. 1973 [1972 publ. 25 Apr 1973] wfo-0001056057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium anomalum Scheele Flora 26: 439 (1843) — wfo-1200023147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium antucoensis D.Heller Gen. Trifolium 535. 1984 wfo-0000179186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium aristatum Willd. Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 52, nomen. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814] ; Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. ii. 262 wfo-0000412689
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium arvense var. agrestinus (Boreau) Merino Brotéria, Sér. Bot.10: 183 (1912) — wfo-1200002124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium asperulum De Not. ex Ces. Bibliot. Ital. (Milan) 91: 347 (1838) wfo-0000412699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium austriacum Scheele Flora 26: 438 (1843) wfo-0001354148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium balcanicum Velen. Sitzb. Boehm Ges. Wiss. 1894(29): 7 1895 — wfo-0001060480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium benghalense Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 335 (1791) wfo-0000412676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium bertrandi Rouy Fl. France 5: 125 (1899) wfo-0001055856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium biebersteinii Boiss. () — wfo-1000080738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium bivestitum Gand. Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 9 (1883) wfo-0000412648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium blesense Dodart ex Gibelli & Belli Rev. crit. sp. Trifol. Ital. (1892) 14. in syn. wfo-0001055845
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium brachypus (S.Watson) Blank. – wfo-0000181774
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium caesptiosum J.W.Sturm Deutschl. Fl. Heft. 32 — wfo-0001055173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium calndestinum Lagerh. Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 23 — wfo-0001055174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium calycinum (C.Presl) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 705 (1841) wfo-0000412106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium campestre var. minus (Koch) Kožuharov Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 6: 356. 1976 wfo-0001401028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium campestre var. paphium (Meikle) M.Keskin Türk. Bitkileri List. 490. 2012 [20 Nov 2012] ; isonym wfo-0001400344
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium charrieri H.J.Coste Bull. Géogr. Bot. 27: 1 (1917) wfo-0000411909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium chrysopogon Viv. Pl. Aegypt. Dec. : 15 (1830) wfo-0000411932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium coarctatum Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 494 (1832) wfo-0000411928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium coccineum Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 705 (1841) wfo-0000411919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium coeruleum Viv. Pl. Aegypt. Dec. : 15 (1830) wfo-0000411924
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium coeruleum Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3(2): 1352 (1802); Bieb. Fl. Taur. Cauc. 2: 207. wfo-0000411923
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium coespitosum St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon vii. (1880) 144. wfo-0000411926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium confrsum Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 46 (1907) wfo-0000411887
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium cordifolium Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 640, sphalm. wfo-0001055175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium costatum Hochst. ex Engl. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 252, in syn. 1892 wfo-0001055846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium costei Sennen Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 405, nomen. 1922 [1921 publ. 1922] wfo-0001055858
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium cusoni Spreng. Novi Provent. : 41 (1818) wfo-0001055177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium cusonii Spreng. Novi Provent. 41 1818 — wfo-0000411882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium cuspidatum Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 445 (1790) wfo-0000411883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium cylindrocephalum Gand. Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 8 (1883) wfo-0000411881
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium dasyphyllum var. uintense (Rydb.) Isely – wfo-0000167035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium decipiens Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 719 (1815) wfo-0000411903
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium densiflorum Phil. Linnaea 28: 619 (1857) wfo-0001055178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium durandoi Pomel ex Batt. & Trab. Fl. de l'Alger. [Dicot.] (1889) 239. wfo-0000411967
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium ehrenbergii Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 137 (1830) wfo-0000411959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium elongense J.B.Gillett Kew Bull. 7(3): 395–396 1952 — wfo-0001060702
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium erectum Delastre Fl. Vienne : 172 (1842) wfo-1200021657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium fabaceum Lindl. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 705 (1841) wfo-0000411978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium fistulasuns Vaughan – — wfo-0001220255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium flavum Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 232 (1923) wfo-1200021659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium fleischeri Steud. & Hochst. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 705; et ex Presl, Bot. Bemerk. 52. 1841 wfo-0000411971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium fucatum f. flavulum McDermott Fl. W. Calif. [Jepson], ed. 2. ed. 2, 223. 1911 wfo-0001324819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium galilaeum Eig Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 63(1): 174, nomen. 1931 wfo-0000411937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium geldreichianum Hausskn. Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2(1): 90 1889 — wfo-0001055848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium germaniciae Post ex Gibelli & Belli Rev. crit. sp. Trifol. Ital. (1890) 30, in syn. wfo-0001055847
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium glareosum Hegetschw. Fl. Schweiz : 703 (1840) wfo-1200021655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium gymnocarpon Torr. & A.Gray – — wfo-0000179183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium gymnocarpon var. gymnocarpon – – wfo-0001397445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium haynaldi Meynharth Kal. Vid. Noven. 65 1877 — wfo-0001055183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium humberti Dumaz-le-Grand Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 267 1952 — wfo-0001061032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium intertextum (L.) Wender. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 706. 1841 wfo-0000411827
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium joachini Sennen & Mauricio Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. : 33 (1933) wfo-0001055861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium johnstoni Oliver, Kilim. Exped. App. 339 1886 — wfo-0001055849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium judaicum Eig Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 63(1): 112 (1931) wfo-0000411795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium leptocephalum Wallr. Linnaea 14: 620 (1841) wfo-0000411810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium litorale Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 232 (1923) wfo-0000411804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium longipes Torr. & A.Gray – — wfo-0000174320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium longipes var. brachyphus S.Watson – wfo-0001391728
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium lucanicum Guss. – — wfo-0000213976
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium ludovicianum Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 102 (1817) wfo-0000411868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium lupinaster subsp. angustifolium (Litv.) Bobrov – — wfo-0000200844
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium lupulinum Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 1(3): 557. 1843 [Mar-Apr 1843] wfo-0000411860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium macrorrhisum Waldst. & Kit. Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 24 1800 — wfo-0001055193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium magnum Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 1: 426 (1787) wfo-0000411874
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium mediterraneum Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 317 (1829) wfo-0000411869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium meduanense L.Mercier & H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. , sér. 3, 13: 287 (1904) wfo-0000411872
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium megalanthum var. genuinum Reiche Anales Univ. Chile 97: 479. 1897 Reiche, Flora de Chile, 2: 68. 1898 wfo-0001397446
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-caerulea L. Sp. Pl. 2: 764. 1753 [1 May 1753] wfo-0001353170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-corniculata L. Sp. Pl. 2: 766. 1753 [1 May 1753] wfo-0001353171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-cretica L. Sp. Pl. 2: 765. 1753 [1 May 1753] wfo-0001353172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-italica Brot. Fl. Lusit. 2: 102. 1805 [10 Jul 1805] , as 'Trifolium Melilotus Italica', see Art 23.8 Ex. 19 ICN (2012) wfo-0000411839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-ornithopodioides L. Sp. Pl. 2: 766. 1753 [1 May 1753] wfo-0001353173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-polonica L. Sp. Pl. 2: 765. 1753 [1 May 1753] wfo-0001353174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-segetalis Brot. Fl. Lusit. 2: 484 1804 — wfo-0001055200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium melilotus-tauricum M.Bieb. Fl. Taur. iii. 506. wfo-0001055201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium multipenduculatum P.B.Kenn. – wfo-0001349045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium niethammeri Rothm. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 73: 438 (1944) wfo-0000412100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium nummulariifolium Perret ex Colla Herb. Pedem. ii. 132 (1834), in syn. wfo-0001055862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. Bot. Beechey Voy. 331. 1838 wfo-0000165369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium officinalis L. Sp. Pl. 765 1753 — wfo-0000415117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium oxaloides Bunge ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 177. 1878 [Sep 1878] wfo-0000412085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Trifolium oxyodon Greene Bull. Colorado Agric. Exp. Sta. 100: 201, 202 (1906) wfo-1000081060