Trifolium semipilosum
Species of plant in the family Fabaceae
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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]
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| Trifolium semipilosum | |
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| Close-up of leaf, found in Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. semipilosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium semipilosum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trifolium brunellii Chiov. ex Fiori | |
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Trifolium semipilosum var. brunellii Thulin – Ethiopia
- Trifolium semipilosum var. glabrescens J.B.Gillett – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe
- Trifolium semipilosum var. intermedium Thulin – Ethiopia
- Trifolium semipilosum var. semipilosum - Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi, and introduced to Zimbabwe and Saint Helena
