Fabaceae
Cicer

Cicer nuristanicum Kitam.

First published in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 16: 136 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to W. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
Perrenial, woody rootstock, branching from the base, multistemmed, glandular puberulous, stems straight or slender, faintly ribbed, 25-40 cm long
Morphology Leaves
(9)16-26(28) leaflets, paripinnate or imparipinnate, rachis (3)6-14 cm, ending in a tendril or an end leaflet
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
leaflets not very close, opposite or nearly so, obovate or obovate-elliptic, base cuneate, top rounded, 10-26, 5-15 mm long, 4-10 mm wide, margin dentate except near the base, pubescent inflorescence 1-2-flowered, peduncle ending in a spine, 15-35 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
flower calyx 8-16 mm long, glandular pubescent, teeth 5-10 mm long flower pedicellate, pedicel 5-10 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
corolla veined, bluish violet, vexillum 18-23 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
stamens 9 + 1, filaments 14 mm, ovary ovate-acuminate, 8 mm long, style 10 mm long, upturned
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
fruit pod 20-35 mm long, 9-12 mm wide, glandular pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
ovate-cordate, beaked, 5.5 mm long, 5.5 mm wide, testa black with whitish tubercles.
Ecology
abies forest, pastures, shady humid, limestone rocks. altitude2300 - 4600 m
Distribution
Pakistan, chitral; afghanistan.
Conservation
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]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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