Lathyrus latifolius L.

English: Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea

German: Breitblättrige Platterbse

Mandarin: 宽叶山黧豆 (kuan ye shan li dou)

Portuguese: Cizirão-de-flor-grande

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Fabales (244)

        Family: Fabaceae (244)(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

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

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)

• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.