Cicer arietinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Cicereae
Genus: Cicer
Sectio: C. sect. Cicer
Species: Cicer arietinum

Cicer arietinum L. Sp. pl. 2: 738 (1753)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq
Introduced into:
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, 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, India, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New York, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 738.

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Catalogue of Life: 2025 Annual Checklist

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cicer arietinum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.