Lathyrus

Lathyrus
Grass vetchling (Lathyrus nissolia)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Inverted repeat-lacking clade
Tribe: Fabeae
Genus: Lathyrus
L. (1753), nom. cons.[1]
Species[2]

181; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Anurus C.Presl (1837)
  • Aphaca Mill. (1754)
  • Astrophia Nutt. (1838)
  • Athyrus Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Cicercula Medik. (1787)
  • Clymenum Mill. (1754)
  • Graphiosa Alef. (1861)
  • Konxikas Raf. (1840)
  • Lastila Alef. (1861)
  • Lathyroides Heist. (1759), nom. superfl.
  • Lathyros St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.
  • Menkenia Bubani (1899)
  • Navidura Alef. (1861)
  • Nissolia Mill. (1754), nom. rej.
  • Ochrus Mill. (1754)
  • Orobus L. (1753)
  • Oxypogon Raf. (1819)
  • Pisum L. (1753)
  • Platystylis Sweet (1828)
  • Spatulima Raf. (1837)
  • Vavilovia Fed. (1939)

Lathyrus /ˈlæθɪrəs/[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and contains approximately 160 species. Commonly known as peavines or vetchlings,[1] they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperate South America.[4] There are annual and perennial species which may be climbing or bushy. This genus has numerous sections, including Orobus, which was once a separate genus.[5] The genus has numerous synonyms, including Pisum, the ancient Latin name for the pea.[6]

  1. ^ a b "genus Lathyrus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Lathyrus L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  4. ^ Asmussen, C. B; A. Liston. (March 1998). "Chloroplast DNA characters, phylogeny, and classification of Lathyrus (Fabaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 85 (3): 387–401. doi:10.2307/2446332. JSTOR 2446332. PMID 21684923.
  5. ^ Fred, Edwin Broun; Baldwin, Ira Lawrence; McCoy, Elizabeth (1932). Root Nodule Bacteria and Leguminous Plants. UW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-893311-28-2.
  6. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 304