Trigonella

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Scientific Names

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Trigonella is a large genus from the family Fabaceae, with about 130 species. The best known member is the herb Fenugreek.

Read about Trigonella in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Trigonella (Latin, a little triangle; probably referring to the shape of the fls.). Leguminosae. Annual or perennial herbs, usually strong-smelling: lvs. pinnately 3-foliate; lfts. with the veins often running out into teeth; stipules adnate to the petiole: fls. yellow, blue, or white, solitary, capitate, somewhat umbellate or shortly and densely racemose, sessile or peduncled at the axils: calyx tubular; petals free from the stamens, standard obovate or oblong; wings oblong, keel shorter than the wings, obtuse; stamens 9 and 1; ovary sessile or short-stipitate, many-ovuled: pod sometimes thick and long-beaked, sometimes linear, compressed or terete.—About 58 species, 1 from Austral., the others from Eu., Asia, and extra-Trop. Afr. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

• Trigonella arabica (Delile)
• Trigonella caerulea (L.) blue fenugreek
• Trigonella calliceras (Fisch.)
• Trigonella corniculata (L.) cultivated fenugreek
• Trigonella cretica (L.)
• Trigonella foenum-graecum (L.) sicklefruit fenugreek
• Trigonella gladiata (Steven ex M. Bieb.)
• Trigonella hamosa (L.) branched fenugreek
• Trigonella monantha (C.A. Meyer)
• Trigonella monspeliaca (L.) star-fruited fenugreek
• Trigonella orthoceras (Kar. & Kir.)
• Trigonella polycerata (L.)
• Trigonella procumbens (Bess. Reichenb.) trailing fenugreek
• Trigonella purpurascens (Lam.) birdsfoot fenugreek

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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