Trigonella foenum-graecum L.
Classical Fenugreek
Species recognized by YR Roskov, FA Bisby, JL Zarucchi, BD Schrire & RJ White (eds), ILDIS World Database of Legumes
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S. I. Ali & M. Qaiser
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 293 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Erect annual, 10-50 cm tall, sparingly pubescent to glabrous. Leaflets 1-3 cm long, 5-15 mm broad, obovate to oblanceolate, dentate or incised; stipules lanceolate, acuminate, entire. Flowers 1-2 in leaf axils. Calyx 7-8 mm long, teeth as long as the tube. Corolla yellowish white, sometimes tinged with lilac, 12-18 mm long. Fruit 5-11 mm long, 3-5 mm broad, glabrous or pubescent, tapering into a beak, 1-3.5 cm long, lengthwise reticulately nerved, 10-20-seeded.
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Flora of Pakistan @ eFloras.org
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200005230
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Source and Additional Information
Supplier
Project
Editor
S. I. Ali & M. Qaiser
Source URL
Citation
Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 293 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Of doubtful origin, widely cultivated. The herb is used as a vegetable and the seed as spice. The plant contains the alkaloid trigonelline and an essential oil and is used as an insect repellent. It is also grown for fodder and soil improvement in some parts of the world.
References
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Flora of Pakistan @ eFloras.org
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200005230
"Trigonella foenum-graecum L.". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/703366". Accessed
21 Mar 2010.






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