Plant Details

Accepted name:: Melilotus altissimus Thuill. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
meliloti herba	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
steinkleekraut	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 12 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Medicago altissima (Thuill.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 125 (1901).
Melilotus altissimus proles macrorhizus Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 5: 54 (1899).
Melilotus altissimus var. macrorhizus (Rouy) P.Fourn. Quatre Fl. France: 550 (1936).
Melilotus altissimus var. paluster W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 183 (1843).
Melilotus giganteus Wender. Index Seminum (MB, Marburgensis) 1825: 7 (1825).
Melilotus macrorrhizus (Waldst. & Kit.) Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 348 (1807).
Sertula altissima (Thuill.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).
Sertula macrorhiza (Waldst. & Kit.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 205 (1891).
Trifolium altissimum (Thuill.) Loisel. Fl. Gall.: 479 (1807).
Trifolium macrorrhizum Waldst. & Kit. Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 24 (1800).
Trifolium melilotus-altissimum C.C.Gmel. Fl. Bad. 3: 219 (1808).
Trigonella altissima (Thuill.) Coulot & Rabaute Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest. Numero Special 40: 636 (2013).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Melilotus altissima Thuill.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Melilotus altissimus	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)
Melilotus altissimus Thuill.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Melilotus altissimus Thuillier	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)

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