Medicago turbinata

Medicago turbinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago
Species: M. turbinata
Binomial name
Medicago turbinata
(L.) All.
Synonyms

Medicago polymorpha var. tuberculata Retz.
Medicago polymorpha var. turbinata L.
Medicago spinulosa DC
Medicago tuberculata (Retz.) Willd.

Medicago turbinata or Southern medick is a plant species of the genus Medicago It is found throughout the Mediterranean basin.[2] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. An unidentified lectin isolated from M. turbinata has shown limited usefulness as a phytohaemagglutinin.[3] The seed weight is 4.66 pounds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Medicago turbinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2016.
  2. ↑ Béna, G., Lyet, A., Huguet, T., and Olivier, I. (2005). "Medicago–Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago". J. Evol. Biol. 18 (6): 1547–58. PMID 16313467. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00952.x.
  3. ↑ Bird, G. W., Wingham, J. (1983). ""New" lectins for the identification of erythrocyte cryptantigens and the classification of erythrocyte polyagglutinability: Medicago disciformis and Medicago turbinata". J. Clin. Pathol. 36 (2): 195–6. PMC 498150 Freely accessible. PMID 6826775. doi:10.1136/jcp.36.2.195.
  4. ↑ Bulletin. Plant Industry Bureau. 1913.


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