Biology:Trifolium semipilosum

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae

Trifolium semipilosum
Trifolium semipilosum leaf4 (10733750725).jpg
Close-up of leaf, found in Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. semipilosum
Binomial name
Trifolium semipilosum
Fresen.
Synonyms[1]

Trifolium brunellii Chiov. ex Fiori

Trifolium semipilosum, the Kenya clover or Kenya white clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and has been introduced to Saint Helena.[1] It is a close wild relative of the important forage crop Trifolium repens (white clover).[2][3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Trifolium semipilosum var. brunellii Thulin – Ethiopia
  • Trifolium semipilosum var. glabrescens J.B.Gillett – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe
  • Trifolium semipilosum var. intermedium Thulin – Ethiopia
  • Trifolium semipilosum var. semipilosum - Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi, and introduced to Zimbabwe and Saint Helena

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3539126 entry