Fabaceae
Cicer

Cicer microphyllum Royle ex Benth.

First published in J.F.Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 200 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to W. China and W. Nepal. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

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]

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
flower flower solitary, pedicel 5-25 mm, glandular hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
calyx ca 12 mm, deeply toothed, densely glandular hairy. corolla veined, blue-purple, white or light blue, ca 25 mm, vexillum 20-25 mm long, ovary elongate-elliptic, 6 mm long, stamens 9 + 1, loose filaments 14-16 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
fruit pod elliptic in outline, 2.5-3.5 cm, densely white pubescent, beaked, many seeded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
subglobular to obovate, beaked, 4-5 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, seed coat blackish brown, irregularly greyish regulate.
Ecology
hill slopes, meadows on sunny slopes, riverbanks, gravels, sands. altitude1600 - 4600 m
Distribution
central Asia, afghanistan, himalaya (kashmir to w. Nepal), tibet.
Conservation
Near endangered
Phenology
Flower (june - august), fruit (june - august)
Morphology General Habit
herbs Annual, 0.15-0.4 m tall
Morphology Stem
stem much branched, erect, glandular hairy
Morphology Leaves Stipules
stipules 3-12 mm long, foliaceous, glandular hairy, margin 5-7-toothed
Morphology Leaves
paripinnate with a terminal tendril, leaflets 6-15-paired, obovate-cuneate, 4-12 mm long by 3-7 mm wide, both surfaces glandular pilose, base cuneate, margin dentate only in distal half, apex rounded or truncate, often mucronate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
inflorescence 1(-2)-flowered, peduncle 2-10 cm long, ending in a spine
[SCG]

Uses

Use
Food and Drink, Forage
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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