Melilotus albus Medik.

NZOR Identifier: 0d5f91b7-1faf-4edf-8c89-b1c89ffa9a04

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 485ee3f8-a7b8-430d-b44c-0a894f149c36)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Leguminosae
genus
Melilotus
species
Melilotus albus Medik.

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Exotic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Medik.
Rank
species
Published in
Medikus, F.K. 1787: Besuch einer neuen Lehrart, die Pflanzen nach zwei Methoden zugleich, nämlich nach der künstlichen und natürlichen, zu ordnen, durch ein Beispiel einer natürlichen Familie erörtert. Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft. Mannheim 2: 382.
Micro-reference (page)
382
Nomenclatural Comment
ICBN Article 62: Note 1. Botanical tradition usually maintains the classical gender of a Greek or Latin word, when this was well established. Ex. 1. In accordance with botanical tradition, (...) Lotus L. and Melilotus Mill. must be treated as masculine.
Original orthography
alba
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
485ee3f8-a7b8-430d-b44c-0a894f149c36
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Melilotus (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Melilotus albus Medik. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
8d0d0b70-190f-4a80-b140-6cbef74b428b
According to
Connor, H.E. 1977: The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand. 2 ed. Wellington, Government Printer.
Preferred Name
Melilotus albus Medik. }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
73996ac9-4946-4793-8da8-84c09b36c8bd
According to
Connor, H.E. 1977: The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand. 2 ed. Wellington, Government Printer.
Preferred Name
Melilotus albus Medik. }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
30e2fed4-344b-409b-a643-dba5fcfcf0e5
According to
Webb, C. J.; Sykes, W. R.; Garnock-Jones, P. J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Christchurch, New Zealand, Botany Division, D.S.I.R.

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Melilotus albus var. annuus H.S.Coe
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
sweet clover
Name Id
16ba68a8-e392-4a7b-a352-f121ad185f12
According To
Nicol, E. R. 1997: Common Names of Plants in New Zealand. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press.

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