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3689.000 Melilotus - Melilots
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Description of the genus
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs. Stipules adnate to the petiole. Leaves 3-foliolate. Flowers in usually long racemes, elongating after flowering, corollas yellow or white. Legume short, straight, thick, never spiny. Derivation of name: Honey-lotus (flowers attractive to honey-bees) Worldwide: 20 species in temperate and subtropical Eurasia, N Africa and Ethiopia Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| albus Medik. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| indicus (L.) All. | N,W,C,E |
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