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Melilotus suaveolens Ledeb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Melilotus Miller

Melilotus suaveolens Ledeb. [Accepted]
    Melilotus altissima sensu auctt. {Misapplied Name}
    Melilotus officinalis sensu auctt. {Misapplied Name}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Ethiopia (U) [24]; Tanzania (I) [24]
  Asia
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Afromontane (upland) anthropic landscapes [24], Afromontane grassland [24]
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Medicine

  
NOTES: -

DATA SOURCES:

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

210.

   Gillett,J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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