Melilotus indicus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q159138
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Melilotus indicus

Summary

Melilotus indicus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melilotus indicus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melilotus indicus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Melilotus indicus is classified within Melilotus[5].
  • Melilotus indicus's scientific name is Melilotus indicus[6].
  • Melilotus indicus is used for fodder[7].
  • Melilotus indicus is used for green manure[8].
  • Melilotus indicus is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Melilotus indicus is used for fiber[10].
  • Melilotus indicus's Commons category is recorded as Melilotus indicus[11].
  • Melilotus indicus's has basionym is recorded as Trifolium indicum[12].
  • Melilotus indicus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melilotus indicus[13].
  • Melilotus indicus's Commons gallery is recorded as Melilotus indicus[14].
  • Melilotus indicus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[15].
  • Melilotus indicus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24000[16].
  • Melilotus indicus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. indicus'}[17].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleinblütiger Steinklee'}[18].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'annual yellow sweetclover'}[19].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweet clover'}[20].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Küçük taş yoncası'}[21].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度草木樨'}[22].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kleine honingklaver'}[23].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'komonice indická'}[24].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kleine honingklaver'}[25].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mélilot des indes'}[26].
  • Melilotus indicus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'snall melilot'}[27].

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Classification

Melilotus indicus's scientific name is Melilotus indicus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Melilotus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleinblütiger Steinklee'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'annual yellow sweetclover'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweet clover'}[20], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Küçük taş yoncası'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度草木樨'}[22], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kleine honingklaver'}[23].

Identifiers

Melilotus indicus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57065[28]. Melilotus indicus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 200951[29]. Melilotus indicus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 703242[30]. Melilotus indicus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2971016[31]. Melilotus indicus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503741[32].

Why It Matters

Melilotus indicus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Santa Catarina +9
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Has use fodder, green manure, medicinal plant +1
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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