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Lathyrus

The genus Lathyrus is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Lathyrus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Lathyrus allardii Batt. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus alpestris (Waldst. & Kit.) Celak. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus amphicarpos L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus angulatus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus anhuiensis Y.J.Zhu & R.X.Meng Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus annuus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus aphaca L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus arizonicus Britton Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus armenus (Boiss. & HUET) Čelak. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus atropatanus (Grossh.) Sirj. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus aureus (Steven) D.Brandza Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus bauhinii P.A.Genty Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus berteroanus Savi Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus biflorus T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus bijugatus T.G.White Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus bijugus Boiss. & Noe Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus binatus Pancic Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus blepharicarpus Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus brachyodon Murb. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus cabreranus Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus campestris Phil. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus cassius Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus caudatus Wei & H.P.Tsui Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus chloranthus Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus cicera L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus ciliatidentatus Czefr. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus cirrhosus Ser. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus clymenum L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus coerulescens Boiss. & Reut. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus colchicus Lipsky Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus cryophilus Chodat & Wilezek. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus davidii Hance Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus delnorticus C.L.Hitchc. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus dielsianus Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus digitatus (M.Bieb.) Fiori Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus dominianus Litv. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus elegans Vogel Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus emodi (Fritsch) Ali Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & St.John Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus filiformis (Lam.) Gay Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus fissus Ball Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus frolovii Rupr. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus glandulosus Broich Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus gmelinii Fritsch Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus gorgoni Parl. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus graminifolius (S.Watson) T.G.White Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus grandiflorus Sibth. & Sm. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus grimesii Barneby Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus hallersteinii Baumg. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus hasslerianus Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus heterophyllus L. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus hierosolymitanus Boiss. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus hirsutus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus hitchcockianus Barneby & Reveal Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus holochlorus (Piper) C.L.Hitchc. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus hookeri G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus humilis (Ser.) Spreng. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus hygrophilus Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus inconspicuus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus incurvus (Roth) Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus jepsonii Greene Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus komarovii Ohwi Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus krylovii Serg. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus lacaitae Czefr. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus lacteus (M. Bieb.) E.D. Wissjul. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus laetiflorus Greene Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Gren. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus lanszwertii Kellogg Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus latidentatus Jelen. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus latifolius L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus laxiflorus (Desf.) Kuntze Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus ledebourii Trautv. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus leptophyllus M.Bieb. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus leucanthus Rydb. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus linearifolius Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus linifolius (Reichard) Bassler Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus littoralis (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus lomanus I.M.Johnst. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus luteus (L.) Peterm. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus macropus Hook. & Arn. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus macrostachys Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus magellanicus Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & Blanche Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus meridensis Pittier Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus miniatus M. Bieb. ex Steven Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus mulkak Lipsky Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus multiceps Clos Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus nervosus Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus neurolobus Boiss. & Heldr. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus nevadensis S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus nigrivalvis Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus nissolia L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus nitens Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus nivalis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus numidicus Batt. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus ochrus (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus odoratus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pallescens (M.Bieb.) K.Koch Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus palustris L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pancicii (Jurisic) Adamovic Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pannonicus (Jacq.) Garcke Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus paraguariensis Hassl. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus paranensis Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus parodii Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus parvifolius S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pastorei (Burkart) Rossow Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pauciflorus Fernald Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pisiformis L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus polymorphus Nutt. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus polyphyllus Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pratensis L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pseudocicera Pamp. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pubescens Hook. & Arn. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus pusillus Elliott Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus quinquenervius (Miq.) Litv. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus rigidus T.G.White Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus roseus Steven Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus rotundifolius Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus sativus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus saxatilis (Vent.) Vis. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus sericeus (Boiss. & Balansa) Czeczott Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus setifolius L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus splendens Kellogg Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus stenophyllus Boiss. & Heldr. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus subalpinus Beck Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus subandinus Phil. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus subulatus Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus sulphureus A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus sylvestris L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus szowitsii Boiss. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus tempskyanus (Freyn & Sint.) Maly Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus tingitanus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus tomentosus Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus tournefortii (Lapeyr.) A.W. Hill Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus trachycarpus (Boiss.) Boiss. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus tracyi Bradshaw Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus transsilvanicus (Spreng.) Rchb. Accepted L ILDIS
Lathyrus transsylvanicus Rchb. f. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus tremolsianus Pau Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus tropicalandinus Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus tuberosus L. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus undulatus Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus vaniotii H.Lev. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus variabilis (Boiss. & Kotschy) Čelak. Accepted M TRO
Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Wohlf. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus venosus Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus vernus (L.) Bernh. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus vestitus Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus vinealis Boiss. & Noe Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus whitei Kupicha Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus woronowii Bornm. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus zalaghensis Andr. Accepted H ILDIS
Lathyrus zionis C.L.Hitchc. Accepted H ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 548 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Lathyrus. Of these 159 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 223 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Lathyrus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 548 species names for the genus Lathyrus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 159 29.0%
Synonym 201 36.7%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 188 34.3%

All names

The status of the 771 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Lathyrus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 216 28.0%
Synonym 351 45.5%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 204 26.5%

Of these names,

A further 9 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 548 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Lathyrus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 135 165 0 0 300 54.7%
Medium confidence 14 31 0 0 45 8.2%
Low confidence 10 5 0 188 203 37.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Lathyrus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 145 170 0 0 9 324 59.1%
Tropicos 14 31 0 19 0 64 11.7%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 169 0 169 30.8%