Lathyrus sativus

Lathyrus sativus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species:
L. sativus
Binomial name
Lathyrus sativus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cicercula alata Moench
    • Cicercula alba Medik.
    • Cicercula caerulea Medik.
    • Cicercula sativa (L.) Medik.
    • Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudrj.
    • Lathyrus azureus Dean
    • Lathyrus sativus subsp. albus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus f. chlorospermus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. comitans Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. depressus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. orbiculatus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. parviflorus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. pisiformis Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. platyspermus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. pulchrus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. variegatus Smekalova
    • Lathyrus sativus var. violascens Smekalova
    • Orobus bimarginatus Stokes
    • Pisum lathyrus E.H.L.Krause

Lathyrus sativus, also known as grass pea, cicerchia, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea,[2] white pea[3] and white vetch,[4] is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa.[5] It is a particularly important crop in areas that are prone to drought and famine, and is thought of as an 'insurance crop' as it produces reliable yields when all other crops fail. The seeds contain a neurotoxin that causes lathyrism, a neurodegenerative disease, if eaten as a primary protein source for a prolonged period.

  1. ^ "Lathyrus sativus L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Lathyrus precatorius​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Lathyrus sativus (grass pea)". Kew Gardens. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ Oudhia, P. (1999). Allelopathic effects of some obnoxious weeds on germination and seedling vigour of Lathyrus sativus. FABIS Newsletter 42:32-34.