Lens culinaris Medik.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Lens esculenta Moench
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lens culinaris Medik.
  • Common name : Lentil
  • Vernacular name : Masur, Massuri (Hindi); Misurpappu, Mosaru pappu, Chirisanagallu (Telugu); Masur, Massuri (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated and self-sown
  • Comments / notes : Cultived for its edible seeds rich in protein
  • Flower, Fruit : February-April
  • World Distribution : Southern Europe, Tropical Africa and Asia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lens culinaris. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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