Fabaceae Lindl.
Medicago minima var. brevispina Benth.
, nom. inval., scientific
[Smith, J.E. (1830), English Botany Supplement 1]:
t. 2635
[tax. nov.]
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Bentham refers to α brevispina DC., Prodr. 2 (1825) 178, however de Candolle cites only β and γ, implying that α is the type. Bentham by referring to de Candolle probably validly published the name, however it is invalid being the type variety.
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nom. inval. [type variety]
[Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957)]:
189
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Medicago minima var. brachyodon Rchb.
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census]:
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[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Medicago minima (L.) L. ex Bartal.
legitimate