Medicago sativa L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Medicago sativa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Medicago sativa L.
  • Common name : Alf-alfa
  • Vernacular name : Wilayti-gawuth, Lasum ghas (Hin.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Mediterranean
  • Comments : Cultivated on the hills of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Mediterranean, West Asia, Temperate regions of the world; Introduced in tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Medicago sativa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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