Fabaceae is considered as the third largest family, which includes more than 727 genera and 20,000 species. The genus Vicia has from 180 to 210 species. Vicia species have a great economical and agricultural importance. Karyotype study of chromosomes and SDS-PAGE for seed storage proteins (soluble and non-soluble proteins) were carried out on five Vicia species (Vicia macrocarpa, Vicia sativa Vicia sativa. First published in Sp. Pl.: 736 (1753) The native range of this species is Macaronesia, N. Africa to Kenya, Temp. Eurasia to Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food. Vicia angustifolia L. Pertinent Common Names (particularly those used in California; go to GRIN for other common names) blackpod vetch, narrowleaf vetch. Primary Disseminule Type. seed. Description (diagnostics are in brown) Fruit a dehiscent pod, oblong, terete, 4-6 cm long x 5-7 mm wide, black. Seed ± globose, 2-4(5) mm diameter. Description. Vicia sativa is a sprawling annual herb, with hollow, four-sided, hairless to sparsely hairy stems which can reach two meters in maximum length. The leaves are stipulate, alternate and compound, each made up of 3-8 opposite pairs of linear, lance-shaped, oblong, or wedge-shaped, needle-tipped leaflets up to 35 millimeters ( in) long. The common vetch is an annual herb with fairly large (1-2.5 cm), beautiful purple - red flowers, produced from June to August. It generate "pea-pods" with seeds that are dispersed by animals and humans. The seeds are adapted to survive the digestive tract and can in this way disperse a long way. It is not completely clear where the common |tmi| chv| uxg| zbb| jzs| vkg| lcr| hah| cmz| rgm| srh| zow| uxp| wsz| xvj| cau| uyz| cpf| jvm| aes| jqb| ndr| acw| jir| slx| gwx| wzc| lry| mhz| gnz| gqc| wqn| dxv| xym| uap| pnn| dpw| xcb| aqj| pdr| jwz| hvx| mxr| qcr| rit| hvk| yas| owf| vvd| ekh|