Lathyrus cicera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Fabeae
Genus: Lathyrus
Sectio: Lathyrus sect. Cicercula
Species: Lathyrus cicera
Name

Lathyrus cicera L., 1753
Synonyms

Cicercula anceps Moench
Cicercula cicera (L.) Alef.
Lathyrus aegeus Davidov
Lathyrus cicerinus St.-Lag.
Lathyrus dubius Ten.
Lathyrus erythrinus C.Presl
Lathyrus italicus Juss. ex Spreng.
Lathyrus pilosus Steud. & Hochst. ex Rchb.
Lathyrus purpureus C.Presl
Lathyrus siculus Steud.
Lathyrus szowitsii Boiss.
Pisum rubrum E.H.L.Krause

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Middle Asia
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan
Regional: Western Asia
Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan
Continental: Europe
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Krym, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Corse, Baleares, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
Regional: Middle Europe
Switzerland
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Introduced into:
Austria, California, Canary Is., Chile Central, Czechoslovakia, Madeira

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 730. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lathyrus cicera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lathyrus cicera. Published online. Accessed: Nov 26 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Lathyrus cicera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lathyrus cicera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: red pea, red vetchling, flatpod peavine
español: almorta de monte
suomi: Purppuranätkelmä
magyar: Csicserilednek

Lathyrus cicera is a species of wild pea known by the common names red pea,[1] red vetchling[2] and flatpod peavine. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, and it is known from other places as an introduced species. This is a hairless annual herb producing a slightly winged stem. The leaves are each made up of two leaflike linear leaflets 3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 in) long. They also bear branched, curling tendrils. The inflorescence holds a single pea flower 1 to 1.5 centimeters (0.39 to 0.59 in) wide which is a varying shade of red. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.

This is one pea species known to cause lathyrism; nevertheless, as cicerchia it figured among the comestibles enjoyed by the fortunate Milanese, listed at length by Bonvesin de la Riva in his "Marvels of Milan" (1288).[3]
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lathyrus cicera". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Noted by John Dickie, Delizia! The Epic History of Italians and Their Food (New York, 2008), p. 37.

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