Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 134-135

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scientific name

Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa
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(b) Subsp. amphicarpa View in CoL (Dorthes) Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. FI. 6(2): 974 (1909)

(F. amphicarpa Dorthes): Plant with underground stems bearing minute apetalous flowers and white, irregularly ovate 1- or 2-seeded legumes c. 15 mm. Leaflets linear, acute to obcordate. Calyx-teeth shorter than tube; corolla 20-25 mm; standard dark reddish-purple, the wings much darker. Legume 25-35 x 4-6 mm, not contracted between the seeds, dark brown, usually glabrous. Seeds 4-5-5 mm. 5. Europe.

The chromosome number 2/7= 10 has been reported by a number of authors for this subspecies. According to Mettin & Hanelt, loc. cit. (1964), these plants should be referred to subsp. (c). They record 2n = 14 for a non-European collection of subsp. amphicarpa .

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vicia

Loc

Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981
1981
Loc

Subsp. amphicarpa

Subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. FI. 6(2): 974 (1909)
1909
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