Common name
English: Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea
German: Breitblättrige Platterbse
Mandarin: 宽叶山黧豆 (kuan ye shan li dou)
Portuguese: Cizirão-de-flor-grande
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Lathyrus (5)
Epithet: latifolius L. (2)
Synonyms: Lathyrus brachypterus Alef., Lathyrus latifolius Godr., Lathyrus megalanthus Steud., Lathyrus purpureus Gilib., Lathyrus sylvestris (L.) Arcang., Pisum latifolium (L.) E.H.L.Krause
latifolium => with broad leaves
latifolius => with broad leaves
purpureus => purple
sylvestris => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Lathyrus latifolius at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1105] Lathyrus latifolius - Plants For A Future
- [1438] Lathyrus latifolius - Flora of China @ efloras.org
- [1794] Lathyrus latifolius - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.