Category Archives: Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Pisum// Species: Pisum sativum L.// Subspecies: Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: According to Zlatkovic, Mikic and Smykal (2010), Pisum sativum L. subsp. elatius is a widely dispersed Mediterranean element with nativeContinue reading “Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (M. Bieb.) Asch. & Graebn.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Podocytisus// Species: Podocytisus caramanicus L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2001, Leguminosae – key to genera and Podocytisus). Lifeform: Perrenial, shrub up to 2 – 2.5 m tall; nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula to Türkiye according to the Plants ofContinue reading “Podocytisus caramanicus Boiss. & Heldr.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia sparsiflora L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball (1968 in Tutin et al.) and Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Temperate Eurasia to Indian Subcontinent, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium glomeratum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, West Europe to Mediterranean and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Trifolium glomeratum L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium retusum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from the Central and South Europe to Caucasusand Iraq, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Trifolium retusum L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Styphnolobium // Species: Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) as Sophora japonica L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) is Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott. Lifeform: Perrenial, tree; mesophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to ChinaContinue reading “Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott (syn. Sophora japonica L.)”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lathyrus// Species: Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from East Central Europe to the Mediterranean and Nepal, Tropical African Mountains according to the distribution information provided by the PlantsContinue reading “Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lathyrus// Species: Lathyrus cicera L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001). Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from South Central and East Europe to the Mediterranean and Pakistan according to the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Lathyrus cicera L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium hybridum L.// Subspecies: Trifolium hybridum L. subsp. hybridum. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968), Cincović in Josifović (1972) and Micevski in Micevski (2001). Note: Taking in account literature data, T. hybridum L. subsp. hybridum does not seem to be well distinguished fromContinue reading “Trifolium hybridum L. subsp. hybridum”

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Genista // Species: Genista pilosa L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Gibbs (1968 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial, shrub. Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from West and Central to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010); also nativeContinue reading “Genista pilosa L.”