Medicago monspeliaca
Systematics
Results of morphological and molecular studies have shown that the species does not belong to Trigonella but must be transferred to Medicago (see Small & Jomphe 1989, Steele & al. 2010).
Small E. & Jomphe M. 1989: A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). - Canad. J. Bot. 67: 3260-3294.
Steele K. P., Ickert-Bond S. M., Zarre S. & Wojciechowski M. F. 2010: Phylogeny and character evolution in Medicago (Leguminosae): evidence from analyses of plastid trnK/matK and nuclear GA3ox1 sequences. - Amer. J. Bot. 97: 1142-1155.
Small E. & Jomphe M. 1989: A synopsis of the genus Medicago (Leguminosae). - Canad. J. Bot. 67: 3260-3294.
Steele K. P., Ickert-Bond S. M., Zarre S. & Wojciechowski M. F. 2010: Phylogeny and character evolution in Medicago (Leguminosae): evidence from analyses of plastid trnK/matK and nuclear GA3ox1 sequences. - Amer. J. Bot. 97: 1142-1155.
Chromosome numbers
2n = 16A
A. Slavík, B., Jarolímová, V. & Chrtek, J. 1993: Chromosome counts of some plants from Cyprus. – Candollea 48: 221-230
Distribution
Division 6 indigenousD