Trifolium semipilosum explained

Trifolium semipilosum, the Kenya clover or Kenya white clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and has been introduced to Saint Helena.^[1] It is a close wild relative of the important forage crop Trifolium repens (white clover).^{[2] [3]}

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Trifolium semipilosum var. brunellii – Ethiopia
• Trifolium semipilosum var. glabrescens – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe
• Trifolium semipilosum var. intermedium – Ethiopia
• Trifolium semipilosum var. semipilosum - Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi, and introduced to Zimbabwe and Saint Helena

Notes and References

1. 523694-1 . Trifolium semipilosum Fresen. . 26 April 2022 .
2. Progress and Challenges in Ex Situ Conservation of Forage Germplasm: Grasses, Herbaceous Legumes and Fodder Trees . 2020 . Hanson . Jean . Ellis . Richard . Plants . 9 . 4 . 446 . 10.3390/plants9040446 . free . 32252434 . 7238044 .
3. Chromosome and Genome Diversity in the Genus Trifolium (Fabaceae) . 2021 . Lukjanová . Eliška . Řepková . Jana . Plants . 10 . 11 . 2518 . 10.3390/plants10112518 . free . 34834880 . 8621578 .