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Lens culinaris

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Medikus

Common Names

• Lentil
• Masur
• Split Pea
• Dhal
• Pe-ni-ale or Pesan-ban or Pe-yaza (Myanmar)
• Adi Merchi
• Burchak
• Chachavitza Zvychainaya
• Chechevitza Kulturnaya
• Chechevitza Obyknovennaya
• Chechevitza Pishchevaya
• Common Lentil
• Edamas Lecas
• Khuusni Sevegzaram
• Kylvovirvila
• Laats
• Lenteja
• Lenticchia
• Lentilha
• Lentille
• Lins
• Linse
• Moshur (Bangladesh)
• Musur
• Musuri
• Ma Kalai (Tribal)

Geographical Habitats

• Iraq
• Pakistan
• Turkey

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous annual simple-tendril climber. Pubescent pinnate leaves, 4-6 pairs of mucronate leafllets. Racemes 1-4 flowered of pale blue, purple or white flowers to 6.5mm, standard veined. Fruit a yellow inflated glabrous legume to 16mm long

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• FOC
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Botanicus
• Tanziman Ara