Lens culinaris

Lens culinaris

Synonymy

Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS)
Lens culinaris Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Okon. Ges. 2: 361. 1787
  • Ervum lens L., Sp. Pl.: 738. 1753

Distribution

Ab(A N) Ar Cm dCy Gr Ir Jo Le Rf(CS) Sy dTu(A E) [AE(G) Ag Al Au(A) Az Bl Bu By Co Cr Cz Es Ga(F) Ge Gg He Hs(S) Hu It Ju La Lt Lu Ma Mo Rf(C E K N NW S) Rm Sa Si(S) Tn Uk] 

Euro+Med not endemic: Albania introducedintroducedA; Algeria introducedintroducedB; Armenia native; Austria, with Liechtenstein (Austria introducedintroducedA); Azerbaijan native (Azerbaijan (core) native, Nakhchivan native); Azores introducedintroducedA; Baleares introducedintroducedB; Belarus introduced; Bulgaria introducedintroducedA; Corsica introducedintroducedA; Crete, with Karpathos introducedintroducedA; Crimea native; Cyprus native: doubtfully native; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands introducedintroducedB); Estonia introduced; Former Czechoslovakia introducedintroducedA; Former Yugoslavia introducedintroducedA; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France introducedintroducedA); Georgia introduced; Germany introducedintroducedA; Greece native; Hungary introducedintroducedA; Israel/Palestine nativenativeC; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City introducedintroducedA; Jordan nativenativeC; Latvia introduced; Lebanon nativenativeC; Lithuania introduced; Moldova introduced; Morocco introducedintroducedB; Portugal introducedintroducedA; Romania introducedintroducedA; Russia introduced (C European Russia introduced, E European Russia introduced, Kaliningrad region introduced, N European Russia introduced, NW European Russia introduced, North Caucasus native, S European Russia introduced); Sardinia introducedintroducedA; Sicily, with Malta (Sicily introducedintroducedA); Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra (Spain introducedintroducedA); Switzerland introducedintroducedA; Syria nativenativeC; Tunisia introducedintroducedB; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part native: doubtfully native, Turkey-in-Europe native: doubtfully native); Ukraine introduced; Ukraine, with Crimea native

Common Names

Aragonese (Spain): dentellaD, dentillaD, lentejaD, lentellaD, lentillaD, tentillaD, tenyejaD; Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese (Spain): albejaD, llentiaD; Basque (Spain): aizkolaD, chilistaD, chilisteaD, chindillaD, dilistaD, lilistaD; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): lentillaD, llantiaD, llentiaD, llentiesD, llentillaD, llentillesD, llentinesD; English: LentilE, LentilleF; Majorcan (Mallorca): llentiaD, llentieraD, llentillaD, llentilleraD, llentíaD; Portuguese (Portugal): lentilhaD, lentilha ordinariaD, lentilheiraD; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): dentillasD, lantejaD, lanteja anchaD, lanteja comúnD, lanteja zorreraD, lentejaD, lenteja bayaD, lenteja blancaD, lenteja bravíaD, lenteja leonadaD, lenteja mayorD, lenteja menorD, lenteja negraD, lenteja panescaD, lentejasD, lentillasD, yerosD; Valencian (Spain): chentillaD, guentillaD, lentillaD, lentillesD, llentillaD

Bibliography

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B. Greuter, W., Burdet, H. M. & Long, G. 1989: Med-Checklist 4
C. Townsend, C. C. & Guest, E. 1974: Flora Of Iraq. Vol. 3. Baghdad.
D. anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
E. Ambasta, S. P. 1986: The Useful Plants Of India
F. Polhill, R. M. 1990: Legumineuses. In: Flore Des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser