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Taxon:
Trifolium alexandrinum
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Trifolium
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
40161
Place of publication:
Cent. pl. I:25. 1755 (Amoen. acad. 4:286. 1759)
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36017950
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
03/23/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
23
(
22
active,
22
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Trifolium alexandrinum
L. subsp.
alexandrinum
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
APHIS.
Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Badr, A. et al.
2008. Origin and ancestry of Egyptian clover (
Trifolium alexandrinum
L.) as revealed by AFLP markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:21-31.
Note:
a widely extended forage crop, it is cultivated in northern Africa and Asia
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages.
2005. Grassland species profiles
Note:
computer optical disk
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Ellison, N. W. et al.
2006. Molecular phylogenetics of the clover genus (
Trifolium
- Leguminosae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 39:688-705.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010.
Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.).
2001. The world of clovers 12.
Hacker, J. B.
1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
International Legume Database & Information Service.
International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Kaushal, P. et al.
2005.
Trifolium alexandrinum
×
T. resupinatum
- interspecific hybrids developed through embryo rescue. Pl. Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 83:137-144.
Lamont, E.-J. et al.
2001. Chapter 4. Clovers (
Trifolium
L.). Plant genetic resources of legumes in the Mediterranean Springer, Berlin, Germany. 79-98.
Malaviya, D. R. et al.
2004. Development and characterization of interspecific hybrids of
Trifolium alexandrinum
×
T. apertum
using embryo rescue. Pl. Breed. (New York) 123:536-542.
Mansfeld, R.
1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Pignatti, S.
1982. Flora d'Italia.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Putiyevski, E. & J. Katznelson.
1973. Cytogenetic studies in
Trifolium
spp. related to berseem. I. Intra- and interspecific hybrid seed formation. Theor. Appl. Genet. 43:351-358.
Putiyevski, E. et al.
1975. Cytogenetic studies of
Trifolium
spp. related to berseem. IV. The relationships in the
Alexandrinum
and
Vavilovi
crossability groups, and the origin of the cultivated berseem. Theor. Appl. Genet. 45:355-362.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Roy, A. K. et al.
2004. Interspecific hybridization of
Trifolium alexandrinum
with
T. constantinopolitanum
using embryo rescue. Pl. Cell Rep. 22:705-710.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Watson, L. E. et al.
2000. Molecular phylogeny of Old World
Trifolium
(Fabaceae), based on plastid and nuclear markers. Pl. Syst. Evol. 224:153-171.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Zohary, M. & D. Heller.
1984. The genus
Trifolium
479.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
berseem clover –
Reference(s)
Egyptian clover –
Reference(s)
Arabic
barseem –
Reference(s)
French
bersim –
Reference(s)
trèfle d'Alexandrie –
Reference(s)
German
Alexandriner-Klee –
Reference(s)
Italian
trifoglio alessandrino –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
trevo-da-Alexandria –
Reference(s)
Spanish
bersim –
Reference(s)
trébol alenjandrino –
Reference(s)
Swedish
alexandrinerklöver –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
also cult. elsewhere
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
2
Cultivated
Australasia
Australia
Australia
2
Cultivated
Europe
Europe
2
Cultivated
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
6
Other
probable origin s.w. Asia
Cultivated
REGION:
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Pakistan
MALESIA:
Indonesia
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Europe
REGION:
Europe
Northern America
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California]
Naturalized
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
Other
(probable origin s.w. Asia)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
grazing
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Environmental
soil improver
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2023
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=40161
. Accessed
22 March 2023
.
Name
References