Common name
English: Spotted Medick
German: Arabischer Schneckenklee
Mandarin: 褐斑苜蓿 (he ban mu xu)
Portuguese: Luzerna-da-Arábia
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Medicago (8)
Epithet: arabica (L.) Huds. (2)
Synonyms: Medicago cordata Desr., Medicago maculata Sibth., Medicago maculata Willd.
arabica => of Arabian origin
cordata => heart-shaped, as of leaves having the stalk at the notched end
maculata => spotted, stained or blotched
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Medicago arabica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1368] Medicago arabica - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
- [1797] Medicago arabica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)