Trigonella caerulea
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fdf2319dbd343525864 |
| Scientific name | Trigonella caerulea |
| Authority | (L.) Ser. |
| First published in | A.P.de Candolle, Prodr.2: 181 (1825) |
Description Top
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It is also used in traditional medicine.
Trigonella caerulea, also known as blue fenugreek, blue melilot, or utskho suneli, is an annual herb in the Fabaceae family. It is 30–60 cm tall and has obovate or lance-shaped leaves. It has a compact, globular raceme of flowers with a blue corolla and small, elongated seeds. It is widely used in Georgian cuisine, as well as traditional medicine and for flavouring schabziger cheese in Switzerland.
Trigonella caerulea, also known as blue fenugreek, blue melilot, or utskho suneli, is an annual herb in the Fabaceae family. It is 30–60 cm tall and has obovate or lance-shaped leaves. It has a compact, globular raceme of flowers with a blue corolla and small, elongated seeds. It is widely used in Georgian cuisine, as well as traditional medicine and for flavouring schabziger cheese in Switzerland.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Trigonella melilotus-coerulea | (L.) Asch. & Graebn. | |
| Trigonella coerulea | (Desr.) Ser. | not _stated. |
| Trifolium caeruleum | L. | Sp. Pl.: 764 (1753) |
| Melilotus coerulea | (L.) Desr. | |
| Trigonella melilotus-coeruleus | (L.) Asch. & Graebn. | |
| Trifolium caerulea | L. | |
| Melilotus hortensis | Gaterau | Desc. Pl. Montauban: 129 (1789) |
| Melilotus connatus | Bernh. ex Rchb. | Fl. Germ. Excurs.2: 500 (1832) |
| Trifoliastrum caeruleum | (L.) Moench | Methodus: 123 (1794) |
| Telis coerulea | (L.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 209 (1891) |
| Amoria vivianii | C.Presl ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 78 (1840) |
| Folliculigera coerulea | (L.) Pasq. | Cat. Ort. Bot. Napoli: 46 (1867) |
| Grammocarpus caeruleus | (L.) Schur | Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt4: 18 (1853) |
| Trifolium melilotus var. caeruleum | L. | Sp. Pl. 2: 764 1753 |
| Melilotus caeruleus | (L.) Desr. | J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl.4: 62 (1797) |
| Sertula coerulea | (L.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 205 (1891) |
| Teliosma caerulea | (L.) Alef. | Landw. Fl.: 72 (1866) |
| Melilotus caeruleus var. connatus | (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Rchb.f. | Fl. Saxon.: 287 (1842) |
| Melilotus caeruleus var. densiflorus | Neilr. | Fl. Wien, Nachtr.: 309 (1851) |
| Teliosma caerulea var. decumbens | Alef. | Landw. Fl.: 72 (1866) |
| Trigonella melilotus var. caerulea | (Ser.) Asch. & Graebn. | Fl. Nordostdeut. Flachl.: 434 (1898) |
| Trigonella caerulea var. connata | (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl.6(2): 380 (1907) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | blue fenugreek |
| Arabic | حندقوقي |
| Arabic | حندقوقي لوطس |
| Arabic | حلبة زرقاء |
| Azerbaijani | göy güldəfnə |
| Belarusian | Пажытнік блакітны |
| Bulgarian | син сминдух |
| Czech | pískavice modrá |
| Welsh | ffenigrig glas |
| German | schabziegerklee |
| German | blauer steinklee |
| German | zigerklee |
| German | schabzigerklee |
| Esperanto | blua trigonelo |
| Estonian | sinine lambalääts |
| Persian | شنبلیله آبی |
| Finnish | sinisarviapila |
| Upper Sorbian | módry komonc |
| Armenian | Տրիգոնելլա կապույտ |
| Indonesian | kelabat biru |
| Japanese | レイリョウコウ |
| Georgian | ულუმბო |
| Georgian | უცხო სუნელი |
| Korean | 청호로파 |
| Malayalam | ട്രൈഗോനെല്ല കെയറുലിയ |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ostekløver |
| Polish | kozieradka błękitna |
| Russian | голубой донник |
| Russian | голубой пажитник |
| Russian | Пажитник голубой |
| Russian | уцхо-сунели |
| smn | Čuovjisčuárviristâ |
| Swedish | blåväppling |
| Turkish | mavi çemenotu |
| Ukrainian | Гуньба блакитна |
| xmf | ურცხო სუნელი |
| Chinese | 藍胡盧巴 |
| Chinese | 小果胡卢巴 |
| Chinese | 蓝胡卢巴 |
| Chinese | 卢豆 |
| Chinese | 零陵香 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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China
- China North-central
- Inner Mongolia
- Manchuria
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Mongolia
- Mongolia
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Russian Far East
- Primorye
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Siberia
- West Siberia
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Caucasus
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Eastern Europe
- Baltic States
- Belarus
- Central European Russia
- Krym
- Northwest European Russia
- South European Russia
- Ukraine
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Middle Europe
- Czechoslovakia
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Northern Europe
- Great Britain
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Southeastern Europe
- Bulgaria
- Greece
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- New York
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Maryland
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Northeastern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000214019 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 401 |
| Canadensys | 5938 |
| USDA Plants | TRCA14 |
| Tropicos | 13066784 |
| INPN | 127555 |
| Flora of Italy | 2562 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523910-1 |
| The Plant List | ild-9076 |
| Plantarium | 39088 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 445955 |
| Observations.org | 152768 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 200963 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000013986 |
| Nature Serve | 2.161080 |
| IPNI | 523910-1 |
| iNaturalist | 169980 |
| GBIF | 5360498 |
| Freebase | /m/0wkv5xz |
| EPPO | TRKMC |
| EOL | 644031 |
| Elurikkus | 8016 |
| USDA GRIN | 40413 |
| Wikipedia | Trigonella_caerulea |
| PFAF | Trigonella caerulea |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Digin | 287688 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00573569 |
| Diosgenin | 99474 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 414.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00573569 |
| Gitogenin | 441887 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CC(C(C6)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00573569 |
| Spirost-5-en-3-ol | 234096 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1 | 414.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00573569 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cholestane steroids / Cholesterols and derivatives | |||||
| Lathosterol | 65728 | Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C | 386.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)00105-0 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (3S,10R,13R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(Z,2R)-5-propan-2-ylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 23724575 | Click to see CC=C(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 410.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)00105-0 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)00105-0 |
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