Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Trifolieae > Genus Melilotus

Melilotus altissimus Thuill.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Melilotus*	Mill.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Melilotus altissima*	Thuill.	orthographic variant
*Melilotus macrorrhiza*	auct.	orthographic variant
*Melilotus adriaticus*	Borbás	synonym
*Melilotus linearis*	Pers.	synonym
*Melilotus macrorrhizus*	Pers.	synonym
*Melilotus palustris*	Schult.	synonym
*Melilotus macrorrhiza*	auct.	misapplied name
*Melilotus macrorrhizus*	auct.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: almego; melilot; melilot altíssim; trebol oloros; trifoli oloros sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

English: Tall Yellow Sweetclover sources: Terrell, E. E. - Checklist Of Names For 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 1977.

Euskera: ichabalquia sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

French: Melilot Eleve sources: Paris F. & al. - Guide Des Fleurs Sauvages. Neuchatel, Paris. (Fr) 1976.

German: Hoher Honigklee; Hoher Steinklee sources: Seitler, H. - Die Flora Des Furstentums Liechtenstein 1977.;Rothmaler W. & al. - Exkursionsflora Fur Die Gebiete Der DDR Und Der BRD. Bd. 2. 1988.

Majorcan: aubercochs; melilot sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Portuguese: corôa de rei; corôa de rei odoroza; meliloto; trevo cheiroso; trevo real sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Russian: Donnik Roslyi sources: Yakovlev G, Sytin A & Roskov Y - Legumes Of Northern Eurasia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1996.

Spanish, Castillian: coronilla real; loto doméstico; meliloto oficinal; meliloto verdadero; saxifragia amarilla; saxifragia con las hojas de tres en tres; trébol de San Juan; trébol odorífero; trébol oloroso y doméstico; trébol real oloroso sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

unknown: Grand Melilot; Tall Melilot sources: Langhe, J.-E. de Et al. - Nouvelle Flore.. Belgique,.. Luxembourg,.. Nord de la France 1983.;Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. - The Illustrated Flora Of Britain & Northern Europe 1989.

Valencian: alfals bort; trebol bort; trebol d´olor; trebol femella

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Thuill., Fl. Env. Paris 2. 1799.

Genbank

Citation

ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Melilotus altissimus Thuill.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=82BC9702-FB97-4BFB-9427-6BCC674B668A

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.