Lathyrus pratensis

Lathyrus pratensis L., Sp. Pl.: 733 (1753) (syn: Lathyrus cashmericus Royle ex Baker; Lathyrus denudatus Gilib.; Lathyrus lusseri Heer ex W.D.J.Koch; Lathyrus pratensis subsp. lusseri (Heer ex W.D.J.Koch) Soják; Lathyrus pratensis subsp. velutinus (DC.) Soják; Lathyrus pratensis var. velutinus DC.; Lathyrus sepium Scop.; Lathyrus velutinus (DC.) Landolt; Orobus pratensis (L.) Stokes; Pisum pratense (L.) E.H.L.Krause); . Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya, Morocco, Ethiopia, Yemen: Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, […]

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Lathyrus emodi

Lathyrus emodi (Fritsch) Ali, Index Kew., Suppl. 1: 239 (1903) (syn Lathyrus emodi var. majalis (Fritsch) Bässler; Lathyrus laevigatus subsp. emodi (Wall. ex Fritsch) H.Ohashi; Orobus emodi Wall. ex Fritsch); . Afghanistan to Nepal: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Smooth Himalayan Pea . Baker ; perennial, leaflets 6-8 oblong, flowers in peduncled racemes. Orobus luteus, Linn. ; DC. […]

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Lathyrus odoratus

Lathyrus odoratus L.;   Cultivated climbing herb with winged stem; leaves with one pair of elliptic 5 cm long leaflets, rachis ending in tendril; flowers fragrant in many colours, about 4-5 cm long, 1-4 together on a long peduncle; fruit 4-5 cm long, pubescent.     Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Lathyrus odoratus frm Kashmir: Lathyrus odoratus […]

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Lathyrus aphaca

Lathyrus aphaca L. (Syn: Orobus aphaca (L.) Doll); . Jangli Matar; Patedwa; . Annual, prostrate herb with slender, branched stem. Stipules in pairs, appressed to stem, leaf-like, mucronate or subacute at apex, hastate at base, 2.5 x 4 cm. Leaves reduced to tendrils. Flowers 1-2, on a long peduncle, creamy- or pale-yellow. Pods linear-oblong, 2.5-5 […]

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Lathyrus sativus

Lathyrus sativus L. (Syn: Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudr.; Lathyrus sativas L. [Spelling variant]; Lathyrus sativus subsp. asiaticus Zalkind); . Common names: खेसारी दाल (Khesari daal); , This pea and related sweet pea have seeds that look like chana daal and is called Khesari in MP, UP, ORISSA BENGAL etc.. part of poor man’s diet and famine […]

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Lathyrus sphaericus

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. (Syn: Lathyrus coccineus All.; Lathyrus hygrophilus “sensu Robyns, p.p.” (Misapplied); Lathyrus viciodes DC.; Orobus sphaericus (Retz.) Avazneli);  …. India (N); Delhi ; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Punjab ; Rajasthan ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal as per ILDIS;     Kalatope id al110411a: A pea family member…?? […]

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