Details for: PI 631604, Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang., X93178

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Top Name:

X93178

Origin:

Collected – Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

02 Nov 1993

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	100 count		PI 631604 94i SD

Seed available for distribution is a limited resource. The quantity of seed distributed is hopefully sufficient to conduct the intended research. If additional seed is required, the recipient is urged to grow and reproduce the seed. Repeated requests for seed of the same accession will not be honored.

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Top Name:

X93178

Origin:

Collected – Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China

Maintained:

Western Regional PI Station

Received by NPGS:

02 Nov 1993

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Collected

18 August 1993.
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China
Locality: Uncut, non-irrigated mountain pasture. Bottom of slope at Y in road 4km from main road to Tien Shi Lake (Heavenly Lake) on left side of road going east, Xinjiang
Coordinates: 44.1167, 87.9667 (Map it)
Elevation: 1680m.

Collector(s):

Donated

02 November 1993.
Utah, United States

Donor(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

X93178

Type: Collector identifier

W6 13084

Type: Site identifier

Group: W6

Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers

USDA-ARS, WRPIS

DAJ0893

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS

Exploration ID links

Narrative

Medicago sativa L. subspp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Genus:

Medicago

Section:

Medicago

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

104918

Place of publication:

Comp. fl. ital. 160. 1882

Verified:

09/13/1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Medicago sativa L. (19 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. tunetana Murb. (7 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. (437 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex Ledeb.) Schmalh. (97 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. falcata (L.) Döll (0 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. var. viscosa (Rchb.) Posp. (15 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. glomerata (Balb.) Rouy (12 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa (3377 active accession[s])
Medicago sativa L. var. sativa (0 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Medicago falcata L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago falcata L. subsp. falcata
Medicago falcata L. var. falcata

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Medicago borealis Grossh.
Medicago difalcata Sinskaya
Medicago falcata L. var. romanica (Prodán) O. Schwarz & Klink.
Medicago quasifalcata Sinskaya
Medicago romanica Prodán
Medicago tenderiensis Opperman ex Klokov

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	sickle alfalfa		1	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English	sickle medic		1	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English	sickle medick		1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English	yellow alfalfa		1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	yellow lucerne		1	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
English	yellow-flower alfalfa	as Medicago falcata	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
French	luzerne de Suède	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
French	luzerne jaune	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
German	Sichelklee	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
German	Sichelluzerne	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Portuguese	luzerna-de-sequeiro	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Portuguese (Brazil)	alfafa-de-provença		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	alfafa-falciforme		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	alfalfa amarilla	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Spanish	alfalfa sueca	as Medicago falcata	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Medicago falcata
Swedish	gul-lusern		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	ye mu xu	as Medicago falcata	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Medicago falcata

Annotations

The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 02 Nov 1993, from Medicago falcata L. to Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory
CYTOLOGIC	Chromosome number	Chromosome number (x = 8)	32	5	ALFALFA.CHROMNUM.97.BRUMMER	PI 631604 94i SD
MORPHOLOGY	Seed weight 100	Weight of 100 seeds in grams.	0.17		ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS	PI 631604 94i SD
MORPHOLOGY	Flower color	Flower color.	YEL - YELLOW	8	ALFALFA.FLOWCOLOR.97.BRUMMER	PI 631604 94i SD
PRODUCTION	Seed productivity	Seed productivity. coded 1-9.	9 - LOW		ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.94.PEADEN	PI 631604 94i SD