Melilotus officinalis Lam:great favourites of the bees.The King's Clover and Its Fragrance.

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Sweet clover and alfalfa:Classification.

Yellow Sweetclover Extract INCI Name Melilotus Officinalis Extract CAS 84082-81-5 EINECS ELINCS No 282-028-5 Melilot extract Yellow melilot clover extract Melilotus officinalis Lam photo picture image Like alfalfa (Medicago sativa), it has a high water consumption rate, and can cause bloat in livestock.

 Sweet clover herb majorly divided into Yellow Sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis) and White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus),scientifically named as M.suaveolens Ledeb. or wild alfalfa,standard named as Melilotus suaveolens Ledeb, a plant belong to Fabaceae(Pea) family,Melilotus genus,annually growing herb,can be good origin of green manure and pasture,nearly 20 kinds spread world wide. widely cultivated in China, North China cultivated share about 80% of green manure,some area of upland of South China cultivated.

 Strong taproot with root nodule,stem erect, whole pland contains coumarins,leaves feather like,leaflet egg shape with sawtooth edge round,raceme,axilla growing,inflorescence axis extend,polyanthus,chaplet white or yellow,vexilla egg shape,10 androeciums,legumen ball shape wioth seed 1 or no more than 2,kidney shaped,slight flat,yellow to yellow brown color,1.9 to 2.5 grams per 1000 seeds.

 Sweet clover herb can be classified into following 6 cultivated types:
 Yellow Sweetclover Extract INCI Name Melilotus Officinalis Extract CAS 84082-81-5 EINECS ELINCS No 282-028-5 Melilot extract Yellow melilot clover extract Melilotus officinalis Lam photo picture image

 1.M.albus Desr.:with other names as Bai Tian San Ye(Whiye Sweet 3 Leaves),Ma Mu Xu(Horse alfalfa),etc.
 2.M.officinalis(L.)Desr.
 3.M.suaveolens Ledeb.
 4.M.dentatus(W.K.)Pers.
 5.M.indicus All.
 6.M.wolgieus Poir.

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last edit date:3rd,July.2009.