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Lathyrus tingitanus

Species category

Flower

Common name

Tangier pea

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 4.5–5.5 mm
  • Width 3.5–4.5 mm
  • Thickness 2.5–3.3 mm

Color

Black with white hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Bulky hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 protrudes from the seed margin and is half the seed length.

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 located on the upper corner of the long side. Some mottling is visible.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Lathyrus tingitanus L.

Lathyrus tingitanus . Seeds with a bulky hilum that protrudes from the seed margin, and is half the seed length.
Lathyrus tingitanus. Seeds with a bulky hilum that protrudes from the seed margin, and is half the seed length.