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Vicia lens (L.) Coss. & Germ.

Lenteja, Lentil

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Vicia

Species
lens

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lens culinaris L (POWO, 2022)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2009

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • 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.
  • Chen, J. Craven, L.A. (2007) Flora of China. Flora of China 13: 321–328. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10599
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Garcia-Barriga, H. Forero, E. (1968) Las Leguminosas: Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Papilionaceae. Cat. Il. Pl. Cundinamarca 3: 1–136.
  • 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/

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"Galapagos Species Database, Vicia lens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20334. Accessed 5 November 2026.