Cicer arietinum L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cicer L.
Tribe: Cicereae
References: [391][1860]

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Other names:

• Cicer album Hort. [Synonym] [1860]
  
• Cicer arientinium L. [Orthographic] 
  
• Cicer arientinum L. [Orthographic] 
  
• Cicer grossum Salisb. [Synonym] [391]
  
• Cicer nigrum Hort. [Synonym] [1860]
  
• Cicer physodes Reichb. [Synonym] [391]
  
• Cicer rotundum Alef. [Synonym] [391]
  
• Cicer sativum Schkuhr [Synonym] [391]
  
• Ononis crotalarioides M.E.Jones [Synonym] [1470]
  

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Common Names:

• Bengal Gram [391]
  
• Chana [2264]
  
• Chick Pea [1862] [1915] [2086]
  
• Chickpea [391]
  
• Dhale [1915]
  
• Garbanzo [391] [2086]
  
• Garbanzo Bean [391]
  
• Garvance [391]
  
• Gram [1915] [391]
  
• Hummus [391]
  
• Pois Chiche [1915] [391]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1998 Bisby FA
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 van der Maesen LJG
  • 2001-03 van der Maesen, LJG
• Conservation Status:
  • Cultigen not known in the wild

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Uses:

• Chemical products [391]
  
• Environmental [391]
  
• Food and Drink [1915] [2086] [2264] [1862] [391]
  
• Forage [1862] [391]
  
• Medicine [391] [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [454] [1862]
  • Algeria [391]
  • Egypt [391]
  • Ethiopia [391]
  • Kenya [8]
  • Libya [454]
  • Madeira [1862]
  • Morocco [391]
  • Somalia [8]
  • Sudan [391]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Tunisia [391]
  • Uganda [391]
  • Zaire [8]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [391] [1179] [1862] [1929] [1939] [1947] [2014]
  • Afghanistan [1862] [1939]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • China [1179]
  • India [391]
  • Iran [391]
  • Iraq [391]
  • Myanmar [391]
  • Nepal [391]
  • Pakistan [391]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • USSR [2014]

• Australasia [1862] [1880]
  • Australia [1862] [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]

• Caribbean [2157]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1271] [1409] [1430]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]

• Central America [391] [1470]
  • Costa Rica [1658]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470]

• Europe [391] [454] [1862]
  • Albania [454]
  • Balearic Is [454]
  • Bulgaria [391]
  • Corsica [454]
  • France [391]
  • Greece [391]
  • Italy [391]
  • Kriti [454]
  • Portugal [391]
  • Romania [1862]
  • Sardegna [454]
  • Sicilia [454]
  • Spain [391]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [454]
  • Yugoslavia [391]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3060]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Rodrigues [3060]

• Middle East [391] [454] [1862] [1939]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [391]
  • Jordan [391]
  • Lebanon [391]
  • Oman [1862] [1939]
  • Syria [391]
  • Turkey in Asia [391]
  • Yemen [1862] [1939]

• North America
  • Canada [1115]
  • United States [1271] [1431]

• Pacific Ocean [2086] [2235] [2264]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Nauru [2235]
  • New Zealand(North) [2086]
  • New Zealand(South) [2086]

• South America [391]
  • Argentina [391]
  • Bolivia [1271]
  • Chile [391]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • Peru [1442]

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Notes:

• For infraspecific classification see Van der Maesen 1972. [391]
  
• For taxonomic update see Van der Maesen 1987 & Coles et al. 1998. [1860] [2934]
  
• Research aspects monographed in M.C.Saxena & K.B.Singh (eds) 1987. [2917]
  
• Probably originated in SW Asia but its native area obscured by cultivation. [1862]
  
• 'Chickpea'(one word, no hyphen)is the preferred vernacular name spelling. [1860]
  
• An important pulse crop worldwide. [2909]
  
• World production about 9-10 M hectares. [2909]
  
• Yields of c 700 kg/ha are rising, but still far below potential. [2909]
  
• The two main cultivar groups are know as 'Desi' and 'Kabuli' types. [2909]
  
• ICRISAT (India) holds Desi-type germplasm collections. [2909]
  
• ICARDA (Syria) holds Kabuli-type germplasm collections. [2909]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:03:34