Lotus tetragonolobus

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: Loteae
Genus: Lotus
Species: Lotus tetragonolobus
Name

Lotus tetragonolobus L., 1753
Synonyms

Lotus palaestinus (Boiss.) Holmboe
Lotus purpureus (Moench) E.H.L.Krause
Lotus tetraptera Stokes
Scandalida rubra Medik.
Scandalida tetragonoloba (L.) Medik.
Tetragonolobus edulis Link
Tetragonolobus palaestinus Boiss.
Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
Tetragonolobus purpureus subsp. palaestinus (Boiss.) Ponert
Tetragonolobus tetragonolobus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 773. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 23 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Lotus tetragonolobus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 23. Reference page.
Lotus tetragonolobus in the Euro+Med PlantBase
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lotus tetragonolobus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: asparagus-pea, winged pea

Tetragonolobus purpureus, synonym Lotus tetragonolobus, known as asparagus-pea[2] or winged pea,[3] is an annual leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere.[1] It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.
Botanical illustration

It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.
References

"Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tetragonolobus purpureus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.