Trifolium semipilosum
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| Close-up of leaf, found in Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. semipilosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium semipilosum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Trifolium semipilosum Fresen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Hanson, Jean; Ellis, Richard (2020). "Progress and Challenges in Ex Situ Conservation of Forage Germplasm: Grasses, Herbaceous Legumes and Fodder Trees". Plants. 9 (4): 446. doi:10.3390/plants9040446. PMC 7238044. PMID 32252434.
- ^ Lukjanová, Eliška; Řepková, Jana (2021). "Chromosome and Genome Diversity in the Genus Trifolium (Fabaceae)". Plants. 10 (11): 2518. doi:10.3390/plants10112518. PMC 8621578. PMID 34834880.
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