Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Lathyrus sativus
Scientific Name and Description
Lathyrus sativus L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cicercula alata Moench
Cicercula alba Medik.
Cicercula caerulea Medik.
Cicercula sativa (L.) Medik.
Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudrj.
Lathyrus azureus Dean
Lathyrus sativus subsp. albus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus f. chlorospermus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. comitans Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. depressus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. orbiculatus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. parviflorus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. pisiformis Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. platyspermus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. pulchrus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. variegatus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. violascens Smekalova
Orobus bimarginatus Stokes
Pisum lathyrus E.H.L.Krause
Cicercula alba Medik.
Cicercula caerulea Medik.
Cicercula sativa (L.) Medik.
Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudrj.
Lathyrus azureus Dean
Lathyrus sativus subsp. albus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus f. chlorospermus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. comitans Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. depressus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. orbiculatus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. parviflorus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. pisiformis Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. platyspermus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. pulchrus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. variegatus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. violascens Smekalova
Orobus bimarginatus Stokes
Pisum lathyrus E.H.L.Krause
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | grass pea, cicerchia, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, white pea, white vetch |
| English | chickling vetch, indian pea, khesara, riga or dogtooth pea |
| Hindi | kaesari baele, kaesari thogari |
| Marathi | laakh, lakh, lang |
| Sanskrit | kalaya, kalayah, khandika, lanka, sandika, triputa, triputaka, triputakalaya, triputi |
| Tamil | kecari-p-paruppu |
| Telugu | lamka |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Homoeopathy
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Lathyrus sativus. (2024, July 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathyrus_sativus