Trigonella

Trigonella
T. foenum-graecum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Trifolieae
Genus:	Trigonella L.
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Folliculigera Pasq.[1] Melilotoides Heist. ex Fabr.[1] Melisitus Medik.[1] Melissitus Medik., orth. var.[1] Pocockia Ser. ex DC.[1]

Trigonella is a genus from the family Fabaceae. The best known member is the herb fenugreek.

Species

The genus Trigonella currently has 36 recognized species:^[2]

• Trigonella anguina Delile
• Trigonella arabica Delile
• Trigonella balansae Boiss. & Reut.
• Trigonella berythea Boiss. & Blanche
• Trigonella bicolor (Boiss. & Balansa) Lassen
• Trigonella caerulea (L.) Ser., blue fenugreek
• Trigonella calliceras Fisch. ex M. Bieb.
• Trigonella coelesyriaca Boiss.
• Trigonella coerulescens (M. Bieb.) Hal.
• Trigonella corniculata (L.) L., sicklefruit fenugreek
• Trigonella cretica (L.) Boiss.
• Trigonella cylindracea Desv.
• Trigonella elliptica Boiss.
• Trigonella emodi Benth.
• Trigonella foenum-graecum L., cultivated fenugreek
• Trigonella glabra Thunb.
• Trigonella gladiata Steven ex M. Bieb.
• Trigonella gracilis Benth.
• Trigonella grandiflora Bunge
• Trigonella hierosolymitana Boiss., branched fenugreek
• Trigonella kotschyi Boiss.
• Trigonella laxiflora Aitch. & Baker
• Trigonella macrorrhyncha Boiss.
• Trigonella maritima Delile ex Poir.
• Trigonella mesopotamica Hub.-Mor.
• Trigonella occulta Ser.
• Trigonella procumbens (Besser) Rchb., trailing fenugreek
• Trigonella rechingeri Širj.
• Trigonella schlumbergeri Boiss.
• Trigonella spicata Sm.
• Trigonella spinosa L.
• Trigonella spruneriana Boiss.
• Trigonella stellata Forssk.
• Trigonella suavissima Lindl.
• Trigonella velutina Boiss.
• Trigonella verae Širj.

References