Medicago orbicularis(L.) Bartal. [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by J. Müller (JE), Medicago orbicularis(L.) Bartal. [family FABACEAE ] Verified by J. Müller (JE),
Related name
Medicago orbicularis
Medicago polymorpha
Flora
Entry for Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin (Acacia by M. Thulin, A. S. Hassan & B. T. Styles) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Glabrous or sparsely hairy, procumbent annual. Leaflets obovate-cuneate; stipules laciniate. Racemes 1–5-flowered. Corolla yellow, 2–5 mm long. Pod 10–17(–20) mm in diam., in a spiral of 4–6 turns, lens-shaped, glabrous or almost so, not spiny; transverse veins with a few, usually weak anastomosing branches.
Range
N2 Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mediterranean region, extending to SW Asia and India.
Altitude range
1150–1350 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Thulin, Dahir & Hassan 8919, 9080.
Notes
First record for Somalia (Madarshon at 11°02’N, 48°58’E, and near Ragad at 11°00’N, 48°29’E).
