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Trigonella

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs
  Synonym: genus Trigonella


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Trigonella

T. foenum-graecum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Trifolieae
Genus: Trigonella
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Species

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Trigonella is a large genus from the family Fabaceae, with about 130 species.[1] The best known member is the herb Fenugreek.

Species

  • Trigonella arabica (Delile)
  • Trigonella caerulea (L.) blue fenugreek
  • Trigonella calliceras (Fisch.)
  • Trigonella corniculata (L.) cultivated fenugreek
  • Trigonella cretica (L.)
  • Trigonella foenum-graecum (L.) sicklefruit fenugreek
  • Trigonella gladiata (Steven ex M. Bieb.)
  • Trigonella hamosa (L.) branched fenugreek
  • Trigonella monantha (C.A. Meyer)
  • Trigonella monspeliaca (L.) star-fruited fenugreek
  • Trigonella orthoceras (Kar. & Kir.)
  • Trigonella polycerata (L.)
  • Trigonella procumbens (Bess. Reichenb.) trailing fenugreek
  • Trigonella purpurascens (Lam.) birdsfoot fenugreek

References

  1. ^ CRC Handbook of Flowering, Abraham H. Halevy, 1989, CRC Press, ISBN 0849339162

 
 
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