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Taxon:  Cicer arietinum L.



Summary
Genus:
Cicer
Subgenus:
Cicer
Section:
Cicer
Series:
Cicer
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Cicereae
Nomen number:
10535
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:738. 1753
Verified:
01/20/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11538 (11538  active, 6012  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Bengal gram –
chickpea –
garbanzo –
gram –
French
pois chiche –
German
Kichererbse –
Italian
cece –
Portuguese
grão-de-bico –
Swedish
kikärt –
Transcribed Chinese
ying zui dou –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10535. Accessed 27 December 2024.

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