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Melilotus indicus (L.)All.

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GENUS: Melilotus Mill.

Melilotus indicus (L.)All. [Preferred name]
    Melilotus bonplandii Ten. {Synonym}
    Melilotus indica (L.)All. {Orthographic variant}
    Melilotus indicus ssp. permixtus (Jord.)Rouy {Synonym}
    Melilotus melilotus-indica Asch. & Graebn. {Orthographic variant}
    Melilotus melilotus-indicus Asch. & Graebn. {Synonym}
    Melilotus officinalis sensu Bojer {Misapplied}
    Melilotus parviflora Desf. {Orthographic variant}
    Melilotus parviflorus Desf. {Synonym}
    Melilotus permixtus Jord. {Synonym}
    Melilotus tommasinii Jord. {Synonym}
    Trifolium Melilotus indicus L. {Synonym}
    Trifolium indica L. {Orthographic variant}
    Trifolium indicum L. {Synonym}
    Trifolium melilotus-indica L. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Annual Melilot [1847]; Annual Yellow Sweetclover [1902]; Banmethi [3030]; Bokhara Clover [1847]; Donnik Indiiski [614, 2985]; Hindi [2985, 3549]; Indian Melilot [1847]; Indian Sweetclover [1902]; Indischer Honigklee [2205]; King Island Melilot [2080, 2086]; Kleinblutiger Steinklee [2459, 4546]; Melilot [1915]; Melilot Des Indes [4440]; Melilot a Petites Fleurs [2459]; Meliloto [1292]; Ran-methi [1938]; Senji [2159]; Small Melilot [2183, 2362, 2443]; Sourclover [1902]; Trebol [1645]; Trebol De Olor [1140]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Canary Is (N) [2015]; Chad (U) [549]; Djibouti (N) [239]; Egypt (N) [454]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Kenya (I) [24]; Libya (N) [454]; Madeira (N) [2159]; Morocco (N) [454]; Niger (I) [212]; Socotra (U) [90]; Sudan (I) [24]; Tunisia (N) [454]; Uganda (I) [24]
  Asia
Afghanistan (N) [1872]; Azerbaijan (I) [2985]; Azerbaijan* [2185, 4169]; Bangladesh (N) [3366]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; China (I) [1179, 3443]; India (N) [1862, 3009, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3101, 3119, 3140, 3144, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3376, 3377, 3385, 3586]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3385]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3586]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3366]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3101]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3376]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3144]; West Bengal [3119]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [3898]; Iran (N) [1861]; Iraq (N) [1862]; Japan (I) [1930]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Kazakhstan (N) [2985]; Aktyubinsk [2985, 3575]; Guryev [2985, 3575]; Nepal (N) [2159, 2898, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [1862, 1938]; Russia in Asia (N) [2985]; Dagestan [2985, 4172]; Sri Lanka (I) [1587]; Tadzhikistan (N) [2985]; Dushanbe [2985, 3549]; Kulyab [2985, 3549]; Kurgan-Tyube [2985, 3549]; Thailand (N) [1971]; Turkmenistan (N) [2985]; Ashkhabad [2985, 3562, 4575]; Chardzhou [2985, 4575]; Krasnovodsk [2985, 3562, 4575]; Mary [2985, 3562, 4575]; Uzbekistan (N) [2985]; Kashkadarinskaya [2985, 4345]; Samarkand [2985, 4345]; Surhandarinskaya [2985, 4345]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Tasmania (I) [1880]
  Central America
Guatemala (I) [1645]; Mexico(North & Central) (I) [1645]; Mexico(South East) (I) [1117, 1645]
  Europe
Albania (N) [454, 754]; Austria (I) [754]; Azores (U) [754]; Balearic Is (N) [454, 754]; Belgium (N) [754, 2459]; Bulgaria (N) [454, 2309]; Corsica (N) [454, 754]; Czechoslovakia (I) [754]; Estonia (I) [2985, 4340, 4341]; France (N) [454, 754]; Germany (I) [754]; Great Britain (I) [754, 2183]; Greece (N) [454, 754]; Italy (N) [454, 754, 1883]; Kriti (N) [454, 754, 2306]; Luxembourg (I) [754, 2459]; Malta (N) [454, 2433]; Netherlands (I) [754]; Portugal (N) [454, 754]; Sardegna (N) [454, 754]; Sicilia (N) [454]; Spain (N) [454, 754, 2196]; Switzerland (I) [754, 2205]; Turkey in Europe (N) [454, 754, 1869]; Yugoslavia (N) [454, 754]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]
  Middle East
Bahrain (N) [1862]; Cyprus (N) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel (N) [1862]; Jordan (N) [1862]; Kuwait (N) [1862]; Lebanon (N) [1862]; Oman (N) [2220]; Qatar (N) [1899]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1900]; Sinai (N) [454]; Syria (N) [1862]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]; Yemen (N) [1896]
  North America
Canada (I) [1115]; United States (I) [1431, 1670, 1680, 1714, 1847, 3157]; California [3157]; Florida [3157]; North Carolina [3157]; Oregon [3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Chatham Is (I) [2080]; New Zealand(North) (I) [2080]; New Zealand(South) (I) [2080]
  South America
Argentina (I) [1140, 1527, 1530]; Bolivia (I) [1289]; Chile (I) [1444]; Colombia (I) [1292]; Peru (I) [1442]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Afromontane (upland) anthropic landscapes [454];
    Mediterranean anthropic landscapes. [360];
    Mediterranean/Sahara regional transition zone: anthropic landscapes. [368];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [24, 210, 368, 614, 754, 1862, 1869, 1915, 1937, 1938, 1947, 2080, 2086, 2196, 2205, 3057, 3443, 3898] ; Distribution Map [2185, 2363] ; Illustration [210, 360, 614, 1140, 1862, 1937, 2196, 2199, 2309]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [614] [3057] [3898] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names, 2005-10 von Raab-Straube E - Ed.scr.German Names ; Habit: Herb [614] [1915] [3898] ; Lifespan: Annual [614] [3057] [3898] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D, 2005-06 Roskov YR ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1991 (W Asia) Lock JM & Simpson K, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Adams BR, 1993-1996 (N Eurasia) Roskov

  
USES:
  Environmental [1862, 2207, 2985]; Forage [1862, 1915, 2207, 2985]; Medicine [1862, 2207, 2985]; Miscellaneous [1862, 2985]; Weed [1862, 1915, 3373]

  
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