Melilotus albusMedik. - White melilot
Scientific Description:
Plant 30−150 cm. Stipules subulate, entire. Racemes 4−6 cm, lax, 40−100-flowered. Corolla 4−5 mm, white; wings and keel subequal, shorter than standard. Ovary glabrous. Legume 4−5 mm, reticulate-veined.
Reference:
Chamberlain DF (1970). Melilotus alba Desr., In: Davis PH (ed.) Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 3: 451.
Public Description:
Mellilotus albus, common name “white melilot”, is native to Europe and Asia. It is an annual herb with white flowers. It has been used in herbal medicine. It includes “dicoumarol”, which is an “anticoagulant” matter. It also has a high sugar content. It is favored for honey production and for its nitrogen fixing ability in preparing agricultural soil for future crops. Its characteristic sweet odour, intensified by drying, is derived from coumarin.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus_albus /, Accessed date: 12.02.2016.
Keskin M (2012). Melilotus L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 477−478.