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Pisum (pea)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Pisum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Pisum sativum.

It was assigned to Leguminosae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
P. arvense, P. maritimum, P. ochrus, P. sativum (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen on 2022-05-31; modified by B. Allen on 2024-08-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Pisum Linnaeus
1976Pisum Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
—Rosids
—Eurosids
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusPisum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pisum Linnaeus 1753 [pea]
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Pisum arvense Linnaeus 1753
Pisum maritimum Linnaeus 1753
Pisum ochrus Linnaeus 1753
Pisum sativum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available