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Cicer arietinum

Cicer arietinum L.

Also indexed asBengal gramgarbanzocecicecechanaKabuli chanachick pea plantchickpea
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCicer
Use categories6
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCicer
Scientific name with authorshipCicer arietinum L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cicer albumCicer arientinium L.Cicer arientinum L.Cicer arietinum subsp. eurasiaticum PopovaCicer arietinum var. album GaudinCicer arietinum var. cruentum Alef.Cicer arietinum var. fuscum Alef.Cicer arietinum var. globosum Alef.Cicer arietinum var. macrospermum Jaub. & SpachCicer arietinum var. nigrum Alef.Cicer arietinum var. rhytidospermum Jaub. & SpachCicer arietinum var. vulgare Jaub. & SpachCicer edessanum Bornm.Cicer grossum Salisb.Cicer physodes Rchb.Cicer rotundum Jord.Cicer rotundum Jord. ex Alef.Cicer sativum SchkuhrNochotta oleracea S.G.Gmel.Ononis crotalarioides M.E.JonesVicia arietina (L.) E.H.L.Krause

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Crop wild relative

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier486336-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Cicer arietinum.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.