Details for: PI 31647, Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Origin:

Collected – Uttar Pradesh, India

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

15 Aug 1911

PI Assigned:

1911

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

28
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 31647 94ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Origin:

Collected – Uttar Pradesh, India

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

15 Aug 1911

PI Assigned:

1911

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

15 August 1911.
Uttar Pradesh, India

Collector(s):

Hartless, A.C., Government Botanical Gardens

Accession Names and Identifiers

Narrative

The seeds were presented by Mr. A. C. Hartless, Supt., Government Botanical Gardens, United Provinces, Saharunpur. Notes furnished by collector and transmitted by Mr. Hartless.

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Genus:

Melilotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

24009

Place of publication:

Fl. franç. 2:594. 1779 ("1778") (Pallas, Reise russ. reich. 3:537. 1776, nom. nud.)

Comment:

Trifolium M. officinale L. was not cited by Lamarck, although he cited T. M. vars. for other species such as Melilotus italicus and M. ornithopodioides, but Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.4 allows treatment as a new combination

Verified:

01/14/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Trifolium officinale L.

Autonym(s)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. subsp. officinalis
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. var. officinalis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus arvensis Wallr.
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. var. micranthus O. E. Schulz
Melilotus vulgaris Hill, nom. inval.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	common melilot		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	field melilot		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	ribbed melilot		1	Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
English	yellow melilot		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	yellow sweet-clover		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	yellow trefoil		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)	yellow sweet-clover	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145-146.
French	mélilot jaune		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	mélilot officinal		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	mélilot jaune	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145-146.
German	echter Steinklee		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: lists as Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
German	gelber Steinklee		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	meliloto giallo		2	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 2:208.
Japanese Rōmaji	seiyō-ebira-hagi		2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese	trevo-cheiroso		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	cornilla real		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	meliloto amarillo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	trébol de olor		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	gul sötväppling		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	cao mu xi		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Annotations

The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 01 May 1996, from Melilotus albus Medik. to Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
DISEASE	ASC-CAU1	LEAST DAMAGE FROM ASCOCHYTA CAULICOLA LAMB.	2 - SLIGHT INFECTION, VERY LITTLE DAMAGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
DISEASE	ASC-CAU2	MOST DAMAGE FROM ASCOCHYTA CAULICOLA LAMB.	2 - SLIGHT INFECTION, VERY LITTLE DAMAGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
DISEASE	CER-DAV1	LEAST DAMAGE FROM CERCOSPORA DAVISII, ELL. ET. EV.	2 - SLIGHT INFECTION, VERY LITTLE DAMAGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
DISEASE	CER-DAV2	MOST DAMAGE FROM CERCOSPORA DAVISII, ELL. ET. EV.	2 - SLIGHT INFECTION, VERY LITTLE DAMAGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
DISEASE	VIRUS1	LEAST DAMAGE FROM VIRUS, MOSTLY MOSAIC	3 - MEDIUM INFECTION AND DAMAGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
DISEASE	VIRUS2	MOST DAMAGE FROM VIRUS, MOSTLY MOSAIC	3 - MEDIUM INFECTION AND DAMAGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	FALL-VG1	MINIMUM FALL VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	FALL-VG2	MAXIMUM FALL VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB1	LEAST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	1 - ERECT		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB1	LEAST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	1 - ERECT	21	NC7.MELILOTUS	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	GWT-HAB2	MOST ERECT GROWTH HABIT	1 - ERECT		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Minimum Plant Height	Minimum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	100		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	100		MELILOTUS.UTAH.EVANS.FARM.1990-91	PI 31647 55ncab01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	150		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	Maximum Plant Height	Maximum plant height observed for accession, in centimeters.	40		MELILOTUS.UTAH.DEER.PENS.1990-91	PI 31647 55ncab01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	SD-VIG1	MINIMUM SEEDLING VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SD-VIG2	MAXIMUM SEEDLING VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SPRG-VG1	MINIMUM SPRING VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	SPRG-VG2	MAXIMUM SPRING VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
GROWTH	HEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTS	Height (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.	100	21	AMA.MEL.1994.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	PLANT GROWTH HABIT	Plant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.	9 - VERY ERECT	21	AMA.MEL.1994.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
INSECT	SCA-RES	PERCENT SWEETCLOVER APHID RESISTANCE	16		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
INSECT	WEEV-DMG	% weevil defoliation damage. Data collected from 1963-66. An adjusted mean was used to correlate variations of % damage. Data taken on 6-7 wk old seedlings -NW Exp Sta, Crookston,MN	53		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLM-VIG1	MINIMUM EARLY BLOOM VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLM-VIG2	MAXIMUM EARLY BLOOM VIGOR	1 - GOOD		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	Y - YELLOW		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	Y - YELLOW	21	NC7.MELILOTUS	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	Y - YELLOW	21	AMA.MEL.1994.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-NO1	MINIMUM LEAF NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-NO2	MAXIMUM LEAF NUMBER	3 - (1 = MANY, 9 = FEW)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-SZ1	MINIMUM LEAF SIZE	1 - LARGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	LEAF-SZ2	MAXIMUM LEAF SIZE	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Maximum Desirability Rating	Maximum desirability: Rating based on overall appearance of the accession (Rater's opinion based on other accessions and checks being rated). Perennials: only 2nd year ratings used.	3		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Minimum Desirability Rating	Minimum desirability: Rating based on overall appearance of the accession (Rater's opinion based on other accessions and checks being rated). Perennials: only 2nd year ratings used.	3		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-NO1	MINIMUM STEM NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-NO2	MAXIMUM STEM NUMBER	5 - MEDIUM		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-SZ1	MINIMUM STEM SIZE	9 - LARGE		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM-SZ2	MAXIMUM STEM SIZE	7 - (1 = SMALL, 9 = LARGE)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PLANT SHAPE	The presence of a many-thin-stem trait that is desirable for forage. Reference: Kirk, L.E. 1931 Sci. Agr. 11:315-325.	STAND - Percent of standard type usually with 5 to 10 thick stems.	21	AMA.MEL.1994.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEEDLING COLOR	The percentage of seedlings with stem or leaf red coloring in a given sample size. Faint indistinct coloring can be recorded as intermediate green and explained in the comment field.	100	21	AMA.MEL.1994.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	DURATION	The length of time that the plants ordinarily live before flowering and death. The biennials require a cold treatment before flowering, while annuals do not.	BIE - percent biennial	21	AMA.MEL.1994.BIENNIALS.FIELD	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	MATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVEST	Maturity for hay forage harvest. For biennials, Julian day in the second year of growth when 50% of the plants have open flowers. For annuals, days after seeding when 50% of the plants have open flowers.	203		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	SD-PROD1	MINIMUM SEED PRODUCTION	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	SD-PROD2	MAXIMUM SEED PRODUCTION	3 - (1 = GOOD, 9 = POOR)		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	SURV-PC2	MAXIMUM PERCENT SURVIVAL	100		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.14		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 31647 52ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.15		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 31647 75ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.16		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 31647 94ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	The weight in grams of 100 seeds.	.17		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 31647 55ncab01 SD	Not Available
STRESS	WTR-INJ2	MAXIMUM PERCENT WINTER INJURY	10		NC7.MELILOTUS		Not Available