Details for: Ames 24546, Melilotus albus Medik., 37


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Top Name:
37
Origin:
Collected – Yunnan Sheng, China
Received by NPGS:
13 Apr 1998
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melilotus albus Medik.
Top Name:
37
Origin:
Collected – Yunnan Sheng, China
Received by NPGS:
13 Apr 1998
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Biennial
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Source History
Collected
01 October 1996.
Yunnan Sheng, China
Coordinates: 26.9353, 100.2378 (Map it)
Elevation: 2490m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Growing along irrigation ditch next to farm road among fields of maize and soybeans. Moist with many low forbs. Full sun on a flat slope. Clay loam soil with average drainage and more than average stones.
Comment: Also collected Trifolium repens. 10-15 plants sampled in a 10 square meter area. May have been escapees from WWII American airbase.
Collector(s):
Donated
13 April 1998.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
37
Type: Collector identifier
1996 Collection Trip to the Yunnan Province of China.
Campbell, T. Austin USDA-ARS

Ames 24546
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Melilotus albus Medik.
Genus:
Melilotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:

23989
Place of publication:

Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-öcon. Ges. 2:382. 1787
Comment:
most references list Desr. in Lam. (not Medikus) as author
Verified:
08/25/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Melilotus albus Medik. var. albus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. subsp. albus (Medik.) H. Ohashi & Tateishi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotus albus Medik. var. annuus H. S. Coe
Melilotus leucanthus W. D. J. Koch ex DC.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBokhara-clover  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Englishhoney-clover  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishwhite melilot  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwhite sweet-clover  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabichandaquq  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabicnafal  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)white sweet-clover Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
Frenchmélilot blanc  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)mélilot blanc Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 145.
GermanBokharaklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanweißer Steinklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmeliloto bianco  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajishirobana-shinagawa-hagi  2Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Portuguesemeliloto-branco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmeliloto blanco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishvit sötväppling  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesebai hua cao mu xi  2Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Transcribed Koreanhuinjeondongssari  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Name Has Been Verified: 21 Jul 2011, from Melilotus albus Medik. to Melilotus albus Medik.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHHEIGHT OF FLOWERING PLANTSHeight (stem length)of flowering plants measured from the soil in cm, before lodging. Recorded after 50% of the plants have open flowers.130117AMA.MEL.2011.TRANSPLANTED.TO.FIELDAmes 24546 98ncao01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT GROWTH HABITPlant growth habit evaluated when 50% of the plants have open flowers. The most useful data are from non-transplanted, field-grown, widely spaced plants.6 - (1 = PROSTRATE, 9 = VERY ERECT)117AMA.MEL.2011.TRANSPLANTED.TO.FIELDAmes 24546 98ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORW - WHITE117AMA.MEL.2011.TRANSPLANTED.TO.FIELDAmes 24546 98ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT SHAPEThe 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. (100%)117AMA.MEL.2011.TRANSPLANTED.TO.FIELDAmes 24546 98ncao01 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMATURITY DAY FOR HAY HARVESTMaturity 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.171117AMA.MEL.2011.TRANSPLANTED.TO.FIELDAmes 24546 98ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..21 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 24546 11ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..23 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 24546 98ncao01 SDNot Available