Lens culinaris Medikus

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Lens Miller
Tribe: Vicieae
References: [3296][826][3297][754][454]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1997 Bisby FA
  • 1998 Bisby FA
• Further editing:
  • 2001-06 Maxted N
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-06 Maxted N

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [8] [24] [210] [368] [454] [483]
  • Algeria [454]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Libya [368]
  • Morocco [454]
  • South Africa [483]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Tunisia [454]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1179] [1862] [1872] [1879] [1881] [1914] [1937] [1938] [2014]
  • Afghanistan [1862] [1872] [1879] [1881]
  • China [1179]
  • India [1862]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Iran [1862] [1881]
  • Iraq [1862] [1881]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • USSR [2014]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Central America [1645]
  • Guatemala [1645]

• Europe [454] [754]
  • Albania [754]
  • Austria-F.E. [754]
  • Azores [754]
  • Balearic Is [454]
  • Bulgaria [754]
  • Corsica [754]
  • Czechoslovakia [754]
  • France-F.E. [754]
  • Germany [754]
  • Greece [754]
  • Hungary [754]
  • Italy-F.E. [754]
  • Kriti [754]
  • Portugal [754]
  • Romania [754]
  • Sardegna [754]
  • Sicilia-F.E. [754]
  • Spain-F.E. [754]
  • Switzerland [754]
  • USSR:B-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:C-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:E-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:W-F.E. [754]
  • Yugoslavia [754]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1982] [3067]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915] [3067]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]

• Middle East [454] [1862] [1896]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [1862]
  • Jordan [1862]
  • Lebanon [1862]
  • Saudi Arabia [1896]
  • Syria [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]
  • Yemen [1896]

• North America [1271]
  • United States [1271]

• Pacific Ocean [2086] [2235] [2264] [2966]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • New Zealand(North) [2966]
  • New Zealand(South) [2086]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]

• South America [1140] [1292] [2233]
  • Argentina [1140]
  • Chile [1140]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • Ecuador [2233]

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Notes:

• Four subspecies: see sspp. culinaris, orientalis, tomentosus & odemensis.
  
• Cultivated and wild subspecies exist.
  
• Lectotype designated by Westphal(1974: 109). [307]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:49:06