Vicia graminea

Vicia graminea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Vicia
Species:
V. graminea
Binomial name
Vicia graminea
Synonyms[1]

Ervum gramineum (Sm.) Stank.

Vicia graminea is a species of flowering plant in the vetch genus Vicia, family Fabaceae. It is native to South America, where it has a meandering distribution in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northeast Argentina, southern Brazil, Uruguay, and southern Chile.[1] It is the source for a lectin that is used to identify the N blood group antigen.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:[1]

  • Vicia graminea var. graminea – entire range
  • Vicia graminea var. nigricarpa N.R.Bastos & Miotto – southern Brazil
  • Vicia graminea var. transiens Burkart – northeast Argentina, Uruguay

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vicia graminea Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ Cavada, Benildo Sousa; Pinto-Junior, Vanir Reis; Oliveira, Messias Vital; Osterne, Vinicius Jose Silva; Lossio, Claudia Figueiredo; Nascimento, Kyria Santiago (2021). "A review of Vicieae lectins studies: End of the book or a story in the writing?". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 181: 1104–1123. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.062. PMID 33895178. S2CID 233400813.


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