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Pakistan | Family List | Papilionaceae | Lathyrus

Lathyrus humilis (Ser.) Fischer ex Sprengel., Syst.Veg. 3:263. 1826. Ali in Biologia 11(2):5.1965.

  • Lathyrus altaicus Ledeb.
  • Lathyrus ovatus Royleex Benth.
  • Orobus humilis Seringe

    Suberect perennial, stem glabrous or sparsely pubescent, not winged. Leaf paripinnately compound, leaflets 6-10, 15-40 mm long, 7-20 mm broad, lanceolate-elliptic to orbicular-elliptic, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; stipules 6-18 mm long, lanceolate to orbicular-ovate, semi-sagittate. Inflorescence a 2-6-flowered raceme, peduncle 5-12 cm long. Calyx 9-11 mm long, teeth unequal. Corolla reddish to purple. Vexillum 16-20 mm long. Fruit 3.0-5.0 cm long, 4-5.5 mm broad, glabrous.

    Fl.Per.: June-September.

    Type: Described from Dahuria (G-DC).

    Distribution: Pakistan; Kashmir; India; Russia; China.


     

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