Cicer arietinum L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Cicer arietinum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cicer arietinum L.
  • Common name : Chick Pea, Bengal Gram
  • Vernacular name : Chana, But, Chola (Hin.); Kadale (Kan.); Uppukkadalai (Tam.); Senaga (Tel.); Buto, Butto (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : December- February
  • Comments : Often cultivated, sometimes as an escape on the hills.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Widely Cultivated in Mediterranean and Asia; Introduced into Africa and America
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cicer arietinum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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