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Lathyrus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and contains approximately 160 species. Commonly known as peavines or vetchlings, 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. 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. The genus has numerous synonyms, including Pisum, the ancient Latin name for the pea.
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Lathyrus is a taxon at the genus rank within the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Fabeae and is commonly referred to as pea. The genus consists of annual or perennial herbaceous vines.
This plant group is distributed across the North Temperate zone, tropical Africa, and high mountains in South America. In China, there are 18 species, including three endemic species and three introduced for cultivation. The genus contains approximately 130 species in total.
Records for Lathyrus have been documented in Mexico, Russia, the United States, and Bulgaria. Institutions such as INECOL, FCF-UANL, NHA, RSA, and DAV hold associated data. A separate, unaccepted taxon named Lathyrus exists within the family Fasciolariidae, order Neogastropoda, class Gastropoda, and phylum Mollusca, with a marine habitat.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyFasciolariidae
香豌豆属（学名：Lathyrus）或山黧豆屬，屬於豆科蝶形花亞科野豌豆族的一個屬。为一年生或多年生、草质藤本植物。 该属共有约130种，分布于北温带、热带非洲和南美的高山上。中國有18種，其中特有種有三，引進栽培者三。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,174
- With media
- 2,814
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, FCF-UANL, NHA, RSA, DAV, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Russia, United States, Bulgaria
Research
822 papers- Wild Lathyrus-A Treasure of Novel Diversity.ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Singh A, Balech R, Barpete S et al.DOI: 10.3390/plants13213028
- Lathyrus diversity: available resources with relevance to crop improvement--L. sativus and L. cicera as case studies.ReviewAnnals of botany · 2014Vaz Patto MC, Rubiales DDOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu024
- Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): orphan crop, nutraceutical or just plain food?ReviewPlanta · 2019Lambein F, Travella S, Kuo YH et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-03084-0
- Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) and its neurotoxin ODAP.ReviewPhytochemistry · 2006Yan ZY, Spencer PS, Li ZX et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.10.022
- A chromosome-scale reference genome of grasspea (Lathyrus sativus).Scientific data · 2024Vigouroux M, Novák P, Oliveira LC et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03868-y
- The Potential of CRISPR/Cas9 to Circumvent the Risk Factor Neurotoxin β-N-oxalyl-L-α, β-diaminopropionic acid Limiting Wide Acceptance of the Underutilized Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.).ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2024Bekele-Alemu A, Girma-Tola D, Ligaba-Osena ADOI: 10.3390/cimb46090626
- Unveiling Lathyrus aphaca L. as a Newly Identified Host for Begomovirus Infection: A Comprehensive Study.Genes · 2023Bahar T, Qurashi F, Haider MS et al.DOI: 10.3390/genes14061221
- Genetic diversity of Lathyrus sp collected from different geographical regions.Molecular biology reports · 2022Rahman MM, Quddus MR, Ali MO et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06909-6
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