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Taxon:  Trifolium africanum Ser.



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Vesicastrum
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
40158
Place of publication:
A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:200. 1825
Verified:
03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Trifolium africanum Ser. var. africanum (0 active accession[s])
Trifolium africanum Ser. var. lydenburgense J. B. Gillett (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Trifolium africanum Ser. var. glabellum (E. Mey.) Harv.
Trifolium hirsutum sensu E. Mey., 1836
Trifolium hirsutum sensu E. Mey., 1836 var. glabellum E. Mey.
Trifolium hirsutum sensu E. Mey., 1836 var. hirsutum
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Reference(s)
  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  2. Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). 2001. The world of clovers 6.
  3. Guillarmod, A. J. 1971. Flora of Lesotho.
  4. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  5. Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium 213.
Common names
English
African clover –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa [Free State, Transvaal]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=40158. Accessed 10 May 2025.