Lathyrus cicera L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Lathyrus L.
Tribe: Vicieae
References: [1862][801][754][454]

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Other names:

• Lathyrus aegaeus Davidoff [Doubtful] 
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Bisby FA
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [2265]
  
• Food and Drink [1862]
  
• Forage [1862] [2014]
  
• Toxins [2014]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [454]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • South Africa [483]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [1862] [1938] [2014]
  • Iran [1862]
  • Iraq [1862]
  • Pakistan [1862] [1938]
  • USSR [2014]

• Europe [454]
  • Albania [754]
  • Austria-F.E. [754]
  • Balearic Is [754]
  • Bulgaria [754]
  • Corsica [754]
  • France-F.E. [754]
  • Greece [754]
  • Italy-F.E. [754]
  • Kriti [754]
  • Malta [454]
  • Portugal [754]
  • Romania [754]
  • Sardegna [754]
  • Sicilia [454]
  • Spain-F.E. [754]
  • Switzerland [754]
  • Turkey in Europe [754]
  • USSR:E-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [754]
  • Yugoslavia [754]

• Middle East [454] [1859] [1862]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel [1862]
  • Lebanon [454] [1862]
  • Saudi Arabia [1859]
  • Syria [454] [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

• North America [2089]
  • United States [2089]

• Pacific Ocean [2265]
  • New Zealand(North) [2265]

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Notes:

• Records for Egypt doubtful;prob.L.pseudocicera (q.v.)(Tackholm, ref.455).
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:18:23