Fabaceae
Lathyrus

Lathyrus miniatus M.Bieb. ex Steven

First published in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(II): 161 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Iran. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

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 General Habit
Perrenial scrambler, 40-80 cm high, stems broadly winged, wings 1/3 to 1/2 of stem diameter, vegetative parts usually glabrous, occasionally pubescent
Morphology Leaves Stipules
stipules oblong-lanceolate, semi-sagittate, more than 25 mm long
Morphology Leaves
leaflets 1-paired, elliptic, apex aculte
Morphology Leaves Rachis
rachis ending in a branched tendril
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
racemes 5-8-flowered, pedicels shorter than calyx, flowers 15-20 mm long; calyx broadly campanulate, teeth triangular-lanceolate, broad at the base, 1/3 to 1/4 length of the tube, subequal or lower teeth longer than others; corolla pink, standard abruptly tapering into a short claw, limb orbicular to oblate, rounded at lower margin and elongated above, wings shorter than standard, keel with a long, narrow claw
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
pod sessile, linear, 40-65 mm long, 4-8 mm wide, linear, glabrous, valves with dorsal, longitudinal ribs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
8-10 per fruit, testa smooth, hilum 1/5 of circumference.
Ecology
forests and shrubby vegetation types. altitude 1500 - 1800 m
Distribution
Endemic to the Caucasus region
Conservation
Near endangered
Phenology
Flower (june -july), fruit (no data)
[SCG]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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