Vicia orientalis
Species of plant
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Vicia orientalis (many authorities continue to use its synonym Lens orientalis), is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, southeastern Greece, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan.[2] An annual, it is found in wide variety of habitats at elevations from 450 to 1,500 m (1,500 to 4,900 ft).[1] It is the wild progenitor of Vicia lens, the lentil.[3] Under its synonym Lens orientalis it has been assessed as Least Concern.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. orientalis |
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| Vicia orientalis | |
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