Lathyrus sphaericus

Lathyrus sphaericus

Lathyrus sphaericus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
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. Lathyrus
Species: Lathyrus sphaericus

Name

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz., 1783

Homonyms

• Lathyrus sphaericus M.Bieb. = Lathyrus leptophyllus M.Bieb.
• Lathyrus sphaericus Schur = Lathyrus nissolia subsp. nissolia

Synonyms

• Lathyrus angulatus subsp. sphaericus (Retz.) Mateo & Figuerola
• Lathyrus coccineus All.
• Lathyrus controversus Loret & Barrandon
• Lathyrus gerardii Roth
• Lathyrus nervatus C.Presl
• Lathyrus setifolius Gouan
• Orobus coccineus Mill.
• Orobus sphaericus (Retz.) Philippe

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Algeria, Canary Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madeira, Morocco, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre Introduced into: Austria, California, Denmark, Oregon, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sweden References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Retzius, A.J. 1783. Observationes Botanicae: sex fasciculis comprehensae. Fasc. 3. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusium. BHL Reference page. : 3:39.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lathyrus sphaericus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lathyrus sphaericus. Published online. Accessed: Nov 27 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Lathyrus sphaericus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lathyrus sphaericus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kugelsamige Platterbse
English: grass pea
svenska: Vårvial
українська: Чина куляста

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