Fabaceae
Cicer

Cicer macracanthum Popov

First published in Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 15(Suppl.): 16 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Central Asia and W. Himalaya. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Vernacular
Nut Dlinnokolyuchi
[ILDIS]

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
Perrenial, much branched, glandular pubescent
Morphology Leaves Stipules
stipules spiny, c. 8-25 mm long, bifid, one arm longer than the other, secondary spiny stipules often present
Morphology Leaves
rachis (up to the tip) c. 20-65 mm long, leaflets 9-19, opposite to sub-opposite, 3-10 mm long, c. (2-)4-6 mm broad, serrate towards the tip, glabrous above, pilose below, tip apiculate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
inflorescence 1(-3) -flowered, ending in a spine, peduncle (up to the tip) c.1.5-5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
flower calyx c. 9-13 mm long, pilose, tube oblique, teeth 5-6 mm long flower pedicellate, pedicel 5-13 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
corolla veined, dark blue or violet, vexillum c. 16-22 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
stamens 9 + 1, fused part 9 mm, free part 4 mm, incurved, anthers dorsifix
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
ovary lanceolate-ovate, 9mm, 2 mm wide, 8 ovules
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
fruit pods ovate-oblong to rhomboid-oblong, 18-25 mm long, 5-7 mm broad, beaked, pilose, many-seeded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
seeds elongated-ovate, beaked, 4-5 mm long, 3 mm wide, seed coat brown.
Ecology
dry stream-beds, valleys, dry stony and rubble slopes. altitude2200 - 3600 m
Distribution
Pakistan; afghanistan; russia, uzbekistan, tajikistan.
Conservation
Near endangered
Phenology
Flower (june - august), fruit (june - august)
[SCG]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0