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	Melilotus messanensis  (L.) ALL.

Fam.: Fabaceae / Legumes

Synon.:  Melilotus siculus  (TURRA) B.D.JACKS.

Genus:  Melilotus  MILL.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	ALL.:		Carlo Allioni (1728 - 1804), Italian physician and botanist
	TURRA:		Antonio Turra (1730 - 1796), Italian botanist
	B.D.JACKS.:		Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1846 - 1927), British botanist
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener

Etymology:
	Melilotus:		Greek plant name, meli = honey, lotus = clover
	messanensis:		from Messina (Sicily)
	siculus:		from Sicily

Fig. 1:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Chios, Kato Fana 29.3.2016

Fig. 2:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Chios, Kato Fana 29.3.2016

Fig. 3:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Chios, Kato Fana 29.3.2016

Fig. 4:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Chios, Kato Fana 29.3.2016

Fig. 5:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Samos, Ireon 13.4.2017

Fig. 6:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Samos, Ireon 13.4.2017

Fig. 7:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Samos, Ireon 13.4.2017

Fig. 8:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Samos, Ireon 13.4.2017

Fig. 9:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Samos, Mykali 19.4.2017

Fig. 10:  Melilotus messanensis / Sicilian Melilot, Southern Melilot Samos, Mykali 19.4.2017

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