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Lathyrus belinensis (Belin Sweet Pea)

Wikipedia Abstract

Lathyrus belinensis is an annual species of Lathyrus discovered in Turkey in 1987. It is related to the sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus. It has a yellow standard with red veins. It is strongly scented, but its fragrance is different from the sweet pea. Embryo rescue techniques have been used to hybridize it with the sweet pea. This has resulted in new Lathyrus odoratus cultivars like the Sweet Pea "Erewhon", and there is hope that it can be used to introduce the yellow color into Lathyrus odoratus.
View Wikipedia Record: Lathyrus belinensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Lathyrus belinensis

Attributes

Top 100 Endangered [1]  Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0