Lupinus mutabilis

Lupinus mutabilis
Pisac, Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lupinus
Subgenus: Lupinus subg. Platycarpos
Species:
L. mutabilis
Binomial name
Lupinus mutabilis
Synonyms

Lupinus cruckshankii Hook[1]

Lupinus mutabilis is a species of lupin grown in the Andes, mainly for its edible bean. Vernacular names include tarwi (in Quechua II,[2] pronounced tarhui), chocho, altramuz, Andean lupin, South American lupin, Peruvian field lupin, and pearl lupin.[3] Its nutrient-rich seeds are high in protein, as well as a good source for cooking oil. However, their bitter taste has made L. mutabilis relatively unknown outside the Andes, though modern technology makes removing the bitter alkaloids easier.[3] Like other species of lupin beans, it is expanding in use as a plant-based protein source.[4]

  1. ^ "Lupinus mutabilis - names". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ a b Lost crops of the Incas: little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. 1989. pp. 180–9. doi:10.17226/1398. ISBN 978-0-309-07461-2.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference fd-chocho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).