Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lathyrus oleraceus
Arveja, alverja, guisante, Pea, English pea, field pea, garden pea
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus
Species
oleraceus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pisum sativum L (POWO, 2022)
Origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Allkin, R. Goyder, D.J., Bisby, F.A. & White, R.J. (1986) Names and synonyms of species and subspecies in the Vicieae. Issue 3. Vicieae Database Project, Southampton Univ. 1–75.
- Chavez, J. (1993) Diagnostico de la Agricultura y la Ganader¡a en la Provincia de Galapagos. Tesis.
- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Lathyrus oleraceus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20286. Accessed 5 November 2026.