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								ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Lens culinaris Medik.
				
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                            | Nomencl. ref.: | 
                            in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Okon. Ges. 2: 361. 1787 | 
                           
						  
                          
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					ACCEPTED
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		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | 
		Regnum - Plantae 
				    
				Divisio - Tracheophyta 
				    
				    
				Subdivisio - Spermatophytina 
				    
				    
				    
				Class - Magnoliopsida 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Superordo - Rosanae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Ordo - Fabales Bromhead 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Familia - Fabaceae Lindl. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Tribus - Vicieae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Genus - Lens Mill. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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                            	Ervum lens L. | 
							
                           
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						Included taxa:
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					Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris
					
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					Lens culinaris subsp. odemensis (Ladiz.) M. E. Ferguson & al.
					
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					Lens culinaris subsp. orientalis (Boiss.) Ponert
					
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					Lens culinaris subsp. tomentosus (Ladiz.) M. E. Ferguson & al.
					
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		| Comments: | 
		
				Lectotype designated by Westphal(1974: 109)., Native to the Middle East., Originated from Southern Europe, this species is cultivated in Africa & Asia., Widely cultivated for its seeds in regions of low rainfall. | 
			
	 
	
		| Common names: | 
		
				aizkola (Euskera), albeja (Asturian), chentilla (Valencian), chilista (Euskera), chilistea (Euskera), chindilla (Euskera), dentella (Aragonese), dentilla (Aragonese), dentillas (Spanish, Castillian), dilista (Euskera), guentilla (Valencian), lanteja (Spanish, Castillian), lanteja ancha (Spanish, Castillian), lanteja común (Spanish, Castillian), lanteja zorrera (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja (Aragonese), lenteja (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja baya (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja blanca (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja bravía (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja leonada (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja mayor (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja menor (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja negra (Spanish, Castillian), lenteja panesca (Spanish, Castillian), lentejas (Spanish, Castillian), lentella (Aragonese), Lentil (English), lentilha (Portuguese), lentilha ordinaria (Portuguese), lentilheira (Portuguese), lentilla (Aragonese), lentilla (Catalan), lentilla (Valencian), lentillas (Spanish, Castillian), Lentille (English), lentilles (Valencian), lilista (Euskera), llantia (Catalan), llentia (Asturian), llentia (Catalan), llentia (Majorcan), llentía (Majorcan), llentiera (Majorcan), llenties (Catalan), llentilla (Catalan), llentilla (Majorcan), llentilla (Valencian), llentillera (Majorcan), llentilles (Catalan), llentines (Catalan), tentilla (Aragonese), tenyeja (Aragonese), yeros (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits] | 
			
	 
	
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		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  Ab(A N) Ar dCy Gr Ir Jo Le Rf(CS) Sy dTu(A E) Uk(K) [AE(G) Ag Al Au(A) Az Bl Bu By Co Cr Cy Cz Es Ga(F) Ge Gg(A D G) Gr He Hs(S) Hu It Ju La Lt Lu Ma Mo Rf(C E K N NW S) Rm Sa Si(S) Tn Tu(A) Uk(U)] | 
		
	 
	
		| Use: | 
		
				Chemical products, Food and Drink, Forage, Miscellaneous | 
			
	 
                        
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