Trifolium tembense, the Tembien clover or African clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.[1] A locally important forage species, it thrives in wet areas, often growing in shallow water.[2]

Trifolium tembense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. tembense
Binomial name
Trifolium tembense
Synonyms[1]
  • Trifolium goetzenii Taub.
  • Trifolium umbellatum A.Rich.
  • Trifolium umbellulatum A.Rich.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Trifolium tembense Fresen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ Heuzé, V.; Thiollet, H.; Tran, G. (7 March 2017). "Tembien clover (Trifolium tembense)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 29 April 2022. Common names; ... Tembien clover, African clover