Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Trifolieae > Genus Melilotus

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MelilotusMill.accepted genus name
Melilotus albus Medik. taxonomically included in
Melilotus altissimus Thuill. taxonomically included in
Melilotus dentatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Pers. taxonomically included in
Melilotus elegans Ser. taxonomically included in
Melilotus gorkemii Yıld. taxonomically included in
Melilotus hirsutus Lipsky taxonomically included in
Melilotus indicus (L.) All. taxonomically included in
Melilotus infestus Guss. taxonomically included in
Melilotus italicus (L.) Lam. taxonomically included in
Melilotus macrocarpus Coss. & Durieu taxonomically included in
Melilotus messanensis (L.) All. taxonomically included in
Melilotus neapolitanus Ten. taxonomically included in
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. taxonomically included in
Melilotus polonicus (L.) Pall. taxonomically included in
Melilotus segetalis (Brot.) Ser. taxonomically included in
Melilotus serratifolius Täckh. & Boulos taxonomically included in
Melilotus speciosus Durieu taxonomically included in
Melilotus sulcatus Desf. taxonomically included in
Melilotus tauricus (M. Bieb.) Ser. taxonomically included in
Melilotus wolgicus Poir. taxonomically included in

Species group names

Trifolium officinale L. basionym
Medicago officinalis (L.) E. H. L. Krause synonym
Melilotus arenarius Grecescu synonym
Melilotus arvensis Wallr. synonym
Melilotus melilotus-officinalis Asch. & Graebn. synonym
Melilotus neglectus Ten. synonym
Melilotus pallidus Ser. synonym
Melilotus petitpierreanus Willd. synonym
Trifolium Melilotus officinalis L. synonym
Trifolium melilotus-officinalis L. synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Armenian: Isharvuit Dekhatu sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Azerbaijani: Derman Kheshenbul sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Belarussian: Barkun Lekavy; Malyasnik sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 English: Common Yellow Melilot; Medicinal Sweetclover; Ribbed Melilot; Yellow Sweet Clover sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Estonian: Kollane Mesikas sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Finnish: Rohtomesikka; rohtomesikkä sources: Import from ILDIS 2010;Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS
 French: Melilot Jaune; Melilot Officinal sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 German: Echter Honigklee; Echter Steinklee; Gelber Steinklee; Mottenklee sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Italian: Erba Vetturina; Meliloto Odoroso sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Latvian: Dziedniecibas Amolins sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Lithuanian: Geltonziedis Barkunas sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Polish: Nostrzyk Lekarski sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Romanian: Sulchine Medichinale; Sulcina; Sulfina sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Russian: Donnik Lekarstvennyi; Donnik Peschanyi; Donnik Zheltyi sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Spanish, Castillian: Meliloto Officinale sources: Import from ILDIS 2010
 Swedish: Akta Sotvappling; gul sötväppling sources: Import from ILDIS 2010;Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS
 Ukrainian: Burkun Piskovyi; Burkun Zhovtyi

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Fl. Franç., ed. 2, 2: 594. 1779

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ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS) Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6ce9684e-aa9c-4158-a4b4-11899c24ecbe

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