Taxon:  Medicago platycarpos (L.) Trautv.



Summary
Genus:
Medicago
Section:
Platycarpae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
23643
Place of publication:
Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8:271.  1841 "platycarpa"
Verified:
06/30/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
21 (15  active, 15  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Trigonella platycarpos L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  2. Baum, B. R. 1968. A clarification of the generic limits of Trigonella and Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 46:747.
  3. Inst. Bot. V. L. Komarova, Acad. Sci. URSS. 1963-. Plantae asiae centralis. Note: = Melilotoides platycarpos) Soják
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos Ledeb.; = Trigonella platycarpos L.
  5. Lesins, K. A. & I. Lesins. 1979. Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). A taxogenetic study 75. Note: lists as "platycarpa"
  6. Small, E. & M. Jomphe. 1989. A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:3273.
  7. Small, E. et al. 1981. The taxonomic value of floral characters in tribe Trigonelleae (Leguminosae), with special reference to Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1580. Note: lists as "platycarpa"
  8. Small, E. 1981. A numerical analysis of major groupings in Medicago employing traditionally used characters. Canad. J. Bot. 59:1555. Note: lists as "platycarpa"
  9. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur ZizhiquAltaiYakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia n.Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHakasija, Respublika Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTaymyr Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationUst Orda Buryat Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationBaškortostan, Respublika Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Hanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Taymyr, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Ust Orda Buryat, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia (n.)
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Altai)]
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Baškortostan, Respublika]

Reference(s)
  1. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Medicago platycarpos (L.) Ledeb.; = Melilotoides platycarpos (L.) Soják
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23643. Accessed 15 April 2026.