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Melilotus indica

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Name

Identification
Melilotus indica (L.) All. [family LEGUMINOSAE ]
Related name
  • Melilotus indica
Common name
  • sweet clover (Sastri)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for MELILOTUS parviflora Desf. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 2, page 1, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
MELILOTUS parviflora Desf. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], Fl. Atl. 2, p. 192;—DC. Prod. 2, p. 187. E. & Z. No. 1506. E. Mey. Comm. Drege. p. 91.
MELILOTUS indica Thb. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], Fl. Cap. p. 609.
Information
diffuse or ascending; leaflets of the lower leaves broadly obovate, of the upper cuneate-oblong, all toothed; stipules lanceolate or subulate; flowers densely racemose, very minute, pale yellow; calyx teeth subequal, ovate; legumes oval, obtuse, irregularly wrinkled, one seeded. A common weed in sandy ground, introduced from Europe, and now dispersed over most parts of the globe. Stems 6–12 inches high, the branches spreading at base, and often procumbent, their ends curved upwards. Leaflets variable in shape, and in their serratures; in our specimens sharply and coarsely serrated. Racemes 1–2 inches long, on peduncles 1–1 1/2 inch, the flowers 1/2 line to 1 line long, on minute, nodding pedicels. Calyx glaucous green. Whole plant very strongly scented.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Sandy places near the coast. About Table, Simon's, and Algoa Bays, E. & Z.! Greenpoint, Dr. Pappe! Boschekloof and Klipberg, &c., Drege. (Hb. D., &c.)

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