Biology:Pisum

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Pisum is a possible genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to southwest Asia and northeast Africa. As of April 2026, Plants of the World Online considered the genus to be a synonym of Lathyrus,[1] while the International Legume Database Information Service (ILDIS) accepted three species:[2]

  • Pisum abyssinicum (syn. P. sativum subsp. abyssinicum) = Lathyrus oleraceus[3]
  • Pisum fulvum = Lathyrus fulvus[4]
  • Pisum sativum = Lathyrus oleraceus[3] – the field or garden pea, a major human food crop

Taxonomy

The genus Pisum was erected by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[1] Pisum is the ancient Latin name for the pea.[5] Molecular phylogenetic studies suggested that Pisum was not distinct from Lathyrus, and sank it into that genus.[6] Others have disputed the justification and hence the necessity for this change.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pisum L.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/30004325-2. 
  2. "Genus: Pisum". http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/taxonomy/genera/Pisum.htm. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lathyrus oleraceus Lam.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/501912-1. 
  4. "Lathyrus fulvus (Sm.) Kosterin" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/60476264-2. 
  5. Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p. 304.
  6. Schaefer, Hanno; Hechenleitner, Paulina; Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo; de Sequeira, Miguel Menezes; Pennington, R Toby; Kenicer, Gregory; Carine, Mark A (2012). "Systematics, biogeography, and character evolution of the legume tribe Fabeae with special focus on the middle-Atlantic island lineages" (in en). BMC Evolutionary Biology 12 (1): 250. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-250. ISSN 1471-2148. PMID 23267563. Bibcode2012BMCEE..12..250S. 
  7. Ellis, Noel; Smýkal, Petr; Maxted, Nigel; Coyne, Clarice; Domoney, Claire; Burstin, Judith; Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis; Chayut, Noam (2024). "The Taxonomic Status of Genera within the Fabeae (Vicieae), with a Special Focus on Pisum" (in en). Diversity 16 (7): 365. doi:10.3390/d16070365. Bibcode2024Diver..16..365E. 

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