Vicia orientalis

Vicia orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Vicia
Species:
V. orientalis
Binomial name
Vicia orientalis
Synonyms
List
    • Ervum boissieri Boiss.
    • Ervum cyaneum Boiss. & Hohen.
    • Ervum orientale Boiss.
    • Lens culinaris subsp. orientalis (Boiss.) Ponert
    • Lens cyanea Alef.
    • Lens esculenta var. schnittspahnii (Alef.) Alef.
    • Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
    • Lens schnittspahnii Alef.
    • Lens schnittspahnii var. indica Alef.
    • Lens schnittspahnii var. persica Alef.
    • Vicia lens subsp. orientalis (Boiss.) Galasso, Banfi, Bartolucci & J.-M.Tison

Vicia orientalis (many authorities continue to use its synonym Lens orientalis), is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, southeastern Greece, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan. An annual, it is found in wide variety of habitats at elevations from 450 to 1,500 m (1,500 to 4,900 ft). It is the wild progenitor of Vicia lens, the lentil. Under its synonym Lens orientalis it has been assessed as Least Concern.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kyratzis, A.; Smekalova, T.; Maxted, N. (2011). "Chechevitza Vostochnaya Lens orientalis (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T174705A7088360. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Vicia orientalis (Boiss.) Bég. & Diratz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Guerra-García, A.; Trněný, O.; Brus, J.; Renzi, J. P.; Kumar, S.; Bariotakis, M.; Coyne, C. J.; Chitikineni, A.; Bett, K. E.; Varshney, R.; Pirintsos, S.; Berger, J.; von Wettberg, E. J. B.; Smýkal, P. (2024). "Genetic structure and ecological niche space of lentil's closest wild relative, Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Schmalh". Plant Biology. 26 (2): 232–244. doi:10.1111/plb.13615. hdl:20.500.11766/69524. PMID 38230798.