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Medicago murex Willd.

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HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Medicago L.

Medicago murex Willd. [Preferred name]
    Medicago lesinsii F.Small {Synonym}
    Medicago murex ssp. sphaerocarpos (Bertol.)K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins {Synonym}
    Medicago sicula Tod. {Synonym}
    Medicago sorrentinii Tod. {Synonym}
    Medicago sphaerocarpos Bertol. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Spiny Medick [2443]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]; Morocco (N) [454]; Tunisia (N) [454]
  Europe
Balearic Is (N) [454, 754]; Corsica (N) [454, 754]; France (N) [454, 754]; Greece (N) [454, 754]; Italy (N) [454, 754, 1883]; Kriti (N) [454, 754, 2306]; Malta (N) [2443]; Portugal (N) [454, 754]; Sardegna (N) [454, 754]; Sicilia (N) [454]; Spain (N) [454, 754, 2196]; Turkey in Europe (N) [454, 1869]; Yugoslavia (N) [754]
  Middle East
Cyprus (N) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel-Jordan (N) [454]; Lebanon (N) [2159]; Syria (N) [2159]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [360];
    Mediterranean grasslands. [360];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [360, 368, 754, 1869, 2196] ; Distribution Map [2363] ; Illustration [2009, 2016, 2196]

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, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1993 Adams BR, 1995 (Europe) Adams BR

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.

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    Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

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)

754.

  Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
    Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

1869.

  Davis, P.H., 1970
    Flora of Turkey & the East Aegean Islands; Vol. 3.

1883.

  Pignatti, S., 1982
    Flora Italica. Edagicole, Bologna.

2009.

  Heyn, C.C., 1963
    Scripta Hierosolymitana(Publ.Hebrew Univ.Jersul.)12.Ann....

2016.

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

2159.

  Wiersema, J.H. et al., 1990
    Legume Nomenclature USDA Germplasm Sys. USDA Tech. Bull.1757

2196.

  Dominguez, E., 1987
    Pap.in Flora Vasc.de Andalucia Occ. Ketres,Barcelona

2306.

  Turland, N.J. et al., 1993
    Flora of the Cretan area

2363.

  Bolos, O.de & Vigo, J., 1984
    Flora dels Paisos Catalans Vol.1

2443.

  Haslam, S.M. et al., 1977
    A Flora of the Maltese Islands
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