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Medicago
| Description | Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family (Fabaceae). It contains at least 87 species and is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean basin. The best-known member of the genus is alfalfa (M. sativa), an important forage crop, and the genus name is based on the Latin name for that plant, medica, from Greek: μηδική (πόα) Median (grass). Most members of the genus are low, creeping herbs, resembling clover, but with burs (hence the common name). However, alfalfa grows to a height of 1 meter, and tree medick (M. arborea) is a shrub. Members of the genus are known to produce bioactive compounds such as medicarpin (a flavonoid) and medicagenic acid (a triterpenoid saponin). Chromosome numbers in Medicago range from 2n = 14 to 48. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicago, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Medicago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Medicago L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Luserner, Medicks, Sneglebelgslekta, Snigleskolmslekta, Schneckenklee, Alfalfa, Medics, Melgó | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicago |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Medicago agropyretorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago alatavica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago albus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago angustissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago arabica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago arborea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago archiducis-nicolai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago arenicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago astroites species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago blancheana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago brachycarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago cancellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago carstiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago caucasica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago ciliaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago constricta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago coronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago corrugata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago crassipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago cyrenaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago daghestanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago difalcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago disciformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago doliata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago edgeworthii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago falcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago fangii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago fischeriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago glomerata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago granadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago grossheimii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago gunibica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago heldreichii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago hemicoerulea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago heyniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago huberi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago hybr species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago hybrida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago hypogaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago intertexta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago karatschaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago komarovii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago laciniata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago lanigera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago laxispira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago lesinsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago liaosiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago littoralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago lupulina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago marina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago medicaginoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago meyeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago monantha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago monspeliaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago murex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago muricoleptis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago noeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago orbicularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago ornithopodioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago orthoceras species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago ovalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago papillosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago persica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago phrygia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago pironae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago platycarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago polyceratia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago polychroa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago polymorpha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago popovii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago praecox species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago prostrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago radiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago retrorsa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rhodopea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rhytidiocarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rigida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rigidula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rigiduloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rostrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rotata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rugosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago rupestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago ruthenica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago sativa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago sauvagei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago saxatilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago schischkinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago scutellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago shepardii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago sinskiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago soleirolii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago strasseri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago suffruticosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago syriaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago talyschensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago tenoreana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago tornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago transoxana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago tribuloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago truncatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago tunetana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago turbinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago vardanis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Medicago virescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Medica Mill. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Medica |
| Pseudomelissitus Ovcz. et al. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Pseudomelissitus |
| Crimaea Vassilcz. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Crimaea |
| Rhodusia Vassilcz. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Rhodusia |
| Radiata Medik. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Radiata |
| Lupulina Noulet | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Lupulina |
| Kamiella Vassilcz. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Kamiella |
| Turukhania Vassilcz. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Turukhania |
| Factorovskya Eig | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Factorovskya |
| Crimea | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Crimea |
References
| Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family (most nonmarine) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Van der Meijden, R. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN) |
| BOLÓS,O.DE & - via Mimosaceae & Papilionaceae Fl. Paisös Catalans |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
