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Enriched botanical record

Lathyrus sativus

Lathyrus sativus L.

Also indexed asgrass peacicerchiablue sweet peaAdi mürdümükCicerchiaCicerchia comuneEthiopian lentilGesse
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLathyrus
Use categories7
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
GenusLathyrus
Scientific name with authorshipLathyrus sativus L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cicercula alata MoenchCicercula alba Medik.Cicercula caerulea Medik.Cicercula sativa (L.) Medik.Cicercula sativa var. alba Alef.Cicercula sativa var. angustata (Ser.) Alef.Cicercula sativa var. blepharocarpa Alef.Cicercula sativa var. coerulea Alef.Cicercula sativa var. colorata (Ser.) Alef.Cicercula sativa var. obtusata Alef.Lathyrus abyssinicus A.Br.Lathyrus abyssinicus A.Br. ex Chiov.Lathyrus angulatus All.Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudrj.Lathyrus azureus BoothLathyrus azureus Booth ex BosseLathyrus azureus DeanLathyrus cicera subsp. sativus (L.) Bonnier & LayensLathyrus sativas L.Lathyrus sativus f. albus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus f. azureus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus f. biflorus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus f. chlorospermus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus subsp. albus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus subsp. asiaticus ZalkindLathyrus sativus var. angustatus Ser.Lathyrus sativus var. coloratus Ser.Lathyrus sativus var. comitans SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. depressus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. orbiculatus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. parviflorus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. pisiformis SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. platyspermus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. pulchrus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. stenophyllus Boiss.Lathyrus sativus var. variegatus SmekalovaLathyrus sativus var. violascens SmekalovaLathyrus stenophyllus Gand.Orobus bimarginatus StokesPisum lathyrus E.H.L.Krause

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Poison reported
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 identifier501990-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

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

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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 Lathyrus sativus.

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