Melilotus messanensis (L.)All.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Melilotus Miller
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [454][586][754]

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Other names:

• Melilotus sicula (Turra)B.D.Jackson [Orthographic] [754]
  
• Melilotus siculus (Turra)B.D.Jackson [Synonym] [2461]
  
• Trifolium messanense L. [Synonym] [454]
  

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Common Names:

• Sicilian Melilot [1862]
  
• Small Sweetclover [1862]
  
• Southern Melilot [2443]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [454]
  • Algeria [454]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • South Africa [8]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [1861] [1862]
  • Iran [1861]
  • Iraq [1862]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]

• Europe [454] [754] [1869] [1883] [2196] [2306] [2443]
  • Balearic Is [454] [754]
  • Corsica [454] [754]
  • France [454] [754]
  • Greece [454]
  • Italy [454] [754] [1883]
  • Kriti [2306]
  • Malta [454] [2443]
  • Portugal [454] [754]
  • Sardegna [454] [754]
  • Sicilia [454]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2196]
  • Turkey in Europe [454] [754] [1869]
  • Yugoslavia [454] [754]

• Middle East [454] [1862]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [1862]
  • Jordan [1862]
  • Lebanon [1862]
  • Sinai [454]
  • Syria [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

• South America [1140]
  • Argentina [1140]
  • Uruguay [1140]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:18:59