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Medicago hypogaea E.Small

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HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Medicago L.

Medicago hypogaea E.Small [Preferred name]
    Factorovskya aschersoniana (Urb.)Eig {Synonym}
    Trigonella aschersoniana Urb. {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Egypt (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]
  Asia
Iraq (U) [1862]
  Middle East
Cyprus (N) [454]; Israel (N) [1862]; Lebanon (N) [1862]; Sinai (N) [454]; Syria (N) [1862]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean/Sahara regional transition zone; grassland. [455];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [368, 455, 581, 1862] ; Illustration [368, 581, 1862, 2016]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Annual ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D, 2005-06 Roskov YR ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1991 (W Asia) Lock JM & Simpson K, 1993 Adams BR

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

368.

  Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
    Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

454.

  Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
    Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

455.

  Tackholm, V., 1956
    Students'Flora of Egypt. Anglo-Egyptian Bookshop, Cairo.

581.

  Small, E. & Brookes, B.S., 1984
    Taxon 33:622-35.Reduction of the ge.Factorovskya to Medicago

1862.

  Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E., 1974
    Flora of Iraq. Vol.3. Baghdad.

2016.

  Small, E. & Jomphe, M., 1989
    A Synopsis of the genus Medicago. Can.J.Bot 67:3260-3294

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