| Source: | ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS). 
 
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                            | Name: | Medicago radiata L. | 
                          
						  
                            | Nomencl. ref.: | Sp. Pl.: 778. 1753 | 
						  
                          
                            | 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 - Medicago L.
 
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                            | Synonyms: | Melissitus radiatus (L.) Latsch. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Nephromedia radiata (L.) Kostel. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pseudomelissitus radiatus (L.) Ovcz. ,Rassulova & Kinzik. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Radiata glabra Ovcz. ,Rassulova & Kinzik. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Radiata leiocarpa Sojak | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Trigonella radiata (L.) Boiss. | 
                          
						  
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		| Comments: | Nakhichevan: Dzhagiri village - Karyagin, 1936 | 
	
		| Common names: | Luchevka Golaya (Russian), Lyutzerna Luchevaya (Russian), Nefromediya Luchevaya (Russian), Pazhitnik Luchevoi (Russian), Ray-podded Medick (English)[Credits] | 
	
		| Conservation Status: | Not Threatened | 
	
		| Maps: | distribution | 
	
		| Occurrence: | Ab(N) Ar Ir Jo Le Sy Tu(A) [Ga(F) It] | 
	
		| Use: | Forage |