Dunik indian ( lat. Melilotus indicus ) is a species of flowering plants of the genus Donnik ( Melilotus ) of the family Bean ( Fabaceae ).
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The species was described by Karl Linnaeus in 1753 in the work of Species plantarum . Later, in 1785, this species was transferred to the genus Donnik Carlo Alloni [2] .
Botanical description
Annual herb with branched stems, 15-50 cm tall. Leaves obovate to oblong-wedge-shaped, with 6-9 pairs of veins . Stipules subulate.
The flowers are collected in the brush. A moth-type corolla , initially bright yellow, 2-3 mm long, but with age as its withers its brightness decreases. The wings are shorter than the sail and approximately equal in length to the boat . Bloom in June and July.
The fruit is a sleek, almost spherical bean .
Distribution and habitat
It grows along roadsides, in fields, in ruins and in other weedy places. It prefers moderately dry, rich in nutrients and sandy clay soils .
The homeland of the tributary of the Indians is the Mediterranean and Hindustan , but due to acclimatization it is now found on all continents, including Australia and New Zealand .
Synonymy
- Melilotus bonplandii Ten.
- Melilotus indica ( L. ) All.
- Melilotus indicus subsp. permixtus ( jord. ) rouy
- Melilotus melilotus-indica Asch. & Graebn.
- Melilotus melilotus-indicus Asch. & Graebn.
- Melilotus officinalis sensu bojer
- Melilotus parviflora Desf.
- Melilotus parviflorus Desf.
- Melilotus permixtus jord.
- Melilotus tommasinii Jord.
- Sertula indica ( L. ) Kuntze
- Trifolium melilotus indicus L.
- Trifolium indica L.
- Trifolium indicum L.
- Trifolium melilotus L.
- Trifolium melilotus var. indicum L.
- Trifolium melilotus-indica L. [3]
Economic value and application
Bees use Indian clover as a source of nectar . In the farm, he goes to feed the livestock, it is grown as a plant that improves the soil. It is also used in traditional medicine . It is poisonous to some mammals , therefore it can be a potential contaminant of seeds of cultivated plants [4] .
Notes
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
- ↑ Donnic Indian : Taxonomy on the Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) site
- Индий Donnik Indian (English) : information about the name of the taxon on The Plant List website (version 1.1, 2013) . (Checked August 7, 2013)
- ↑ Donnic Indian (English) : information on the site GRIN .
Literature
- Haeupler / Muer: Bildatlas der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands , Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3364-4
- Adler, Oswald, Fischer: Exkursionsflora von Österreich . Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart und Wien, 1994, ISBN 3-8001-3461-6
- Binz, Heitz: Schul- und Exkursionsflora für die Schweiz , Schwabe & Co. AG, Basel 1986, ISBN 3-7965-0832-4
- Oberdorfer: Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora , Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, ISBN 3-8001-3454-3
- Garcke: Illustrierte Flora , 1972, Verlag Paul Parey, ISBN 3-489-68034-0