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{{Short description|Species of legume}}
{{taxobox
{{Redirect|Winged pea|another plant known as winged bean|Winged bean}}
|image = Lotus tetragonolobus Taub114a.png|thumb|Lotus tetragonolobus Taub114a
{{Speciesbox
|regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| image = Tetragonolobus purpureus (plant).jpg
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| genus = Lotus
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
| species = purpureus
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
| authority = Webb<ref name=POWO_503850-1/>
|ordo = [[Fabales]]
| synonyms =
|familia = [[Fabaceae]]
{{Species list
|subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]
|Lotus arborescens|Lowe ex Cout.
|tribus = [[Loteae]]
|genus = ''[[Lotus (genus)|Lotus]]''
|Lotus bollei|Christ
|Lotus candidissimus|A.Chev.
|species = '''''L. tetragonolobus'''''
|Lotus coronillifolius|Webb
|binomial = ''Lotus tetragonolobus''
|Lotus hirtulus|Lowe ex Cout.
|binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
|synonyms = ''Tetragonolobus purpureus''
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_503850-1/>
}}


'''''Lotus purpureus''''', known as '''asparagus-pea'''<ref name=BSBI07>{{BSBI 2007|accessdate=2014-10-17}}</ref> or '''winged pea''', is an annual [[legume|leguminous]] herb native to the countries around the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], although introduced elsewhere.<ref name=POWO_503850-1/> It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.
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[[File:Lotus tetragonolobus Taub114a.png|thumb|Botanical illustration]]


It is cultivated for its [[Pod vegetable|edible green seed pods]], which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.
'''''Lotus tetragonolobus''''' is an annual herb native to the warm temperate regions of the Old World. It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.

It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=POWO_503850-1>{{citation |mode=cs1 |title=''Lotus purpureus'' Webb |work=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503850-1 |accessdate=2022-07-17}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Lotus (genus)|purpureus]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1753]]
[[Category:Flora of Malta]]


*[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lotus%20tetragonolobus Plants for a Future]


{{Faboideae-stub}}
[[File:Tetragonolobus purpureus (plant).jpg|thumb|Lotus tetragonolobus]]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 20 April 2023

Lotus purpureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. purpureus
Binomial name
Lotus purpureus
Webb[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lotus arborescens Lowe ex Cout.
  • Lotus bollei Christ
  • Lotus candidissimus A.Chev.
  • Lotus coronillifolius Webb
  • Lotus hirtulus Lowe ex Cout.

Lotus purpureus, known as asparagus-pea[2] or winged pea, is an annual leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere.[1] It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.

Botanical illustration

It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lotus purpureus Webb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.