Cicer arietinum
Bengal Gram, Chick Pea
Other regional names: Chickpea +3 more
- Chickpea
- Garbanzo
- Garbanzo Bean
- Gram
Also known as: Cicer album +17 more
- Cicer album
- Cicer arientinium L.
- Cicer arientinum L.
- Cicer arietinum subsp. eurasiaticum Popova
- Cicer arietinum var. album Gaudin
- Cicer arietinum var. cruentum Alef.
- Cicer arietinum var. fuscum Alef.
- Cicer arietinum var. globosum Alef.
- Cicer arietinum var. macrospermum Jaub. & Spach
- Cicer arietinum var. nigrum Alef.
- Cicer arietinum var. rhytidospermum Jaub. & Spach
- Cicer arietinum var. vulgare Jaub. & Spach
- Cicer edessanum Bornm.
- Cicer grossum Salisb.
- Cicer physodes Rchb.
- Cicer rotundum Jord. ex Alef.
- Cicer sativum Schkuhr
- Nochotta oleracea S.G.Gmel.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cicer arietinum (commonly known as Bengal Gram or Chick Pea) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, India, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Guinea, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Saskatchewan, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms