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Details for: Melilotus officinalis
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
Name: Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Nomencl. ref.: Fl. Franç., ed. 2, 2: 594. 1779
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
                              Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
                                   Tribus - Trifolieae
                                        Genus - Melilotus Mill.
                                            
Basionym: Trifolium officinale L.
Homotypic synonyms: Trifolium officinale L.
Synonyms: Medicago officinalis (L.) E. H. L. Krause
Melilotus arenarius Grecescu
Melilotus arvensis Wallr.
Melilotus melilotus-officinalis Asch. & Graebn.
Melilotus neglectus Ten.
Melilotus pallidus Ser.
Melilotus petitpierreanus Willd.
Trifolium Melilotus officinalis L.
Trifolium melilotus-officinalis L. (provisional)
 
Comments: In E.Europe occurs only in delta of Danube (Dunai) River (Karolino-Bugazskaya, Kosa in Tatarbunarski Distr. of Odessa Province)
Common names: Akta Sotvappling (Swedish), Barkun Lekavy (Belarusian), Burkun Piskovyi (Ukraine), Burkun Zhovtyi (Ukraine), Common Yellow Melilot (English), Derman Kheshenbul (Azerbaijan), Donnik Lekarstvennyi (Russian), Donnik Peschanyi (Russian), Donnik Zheltyi (Russian), Dziedniecibas Amolins (Latvian), Echter Honigklee (German), Echter Steinklee (German), Erba Vetturina (Italian), Gelber Steinklee (German), Geltonziedis Barkunas (Lithuanian), Isharvuit Dekhatu (Armenian), Kollane Mesikas (Estonian), Malyasnik (Belarusian), Medicinal Sweetclover (English), Melilot Jaune (French), Melilot Officinal (French), Meliloto Odoroso (Italian), Meliloto Officinale (Spanish, Castillian), Mottenklee (German), Nostrzyk Lekarski (Polish), Ribbed Melilot (English), Rohtomesikka (Finnish), Sulchine Medichinale (Roumanian), Sulcina (Roumanian), Sulfina (Roumanian), Yellow Sweet Clover (English)[Credits]
Conservation Status: Not Threatened
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: Ab(A N) Al Ar Au(A L) Be(B) dBe(L) Bl Bu By Co Cz Es Ga(F) Ge Gg(A D G) Gr He dHo Hs(S) Hu It Ju La Lt Mo Po Rf(C CS E K N NW S) Rm Sa Tu(A E) Uk(K U) [Br Da Fe Hb(E) LS Ma No Su]
Use: Domestic, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Weed