3852.000 Vicia - Vetches
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Tutin, T.G. et al. (eds) (1968) Flora Europaea. Vol. 2 Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, often climbing. Stipules semi-sagittate, often fimbriate or toothed; stipels 0. Leaves paripinnate, usually with a terminal tendril. Leaflets opposite, subopposite or alternate. Flowers solitary or in axillary clusters or racemes. Calyx teeth ± equal or the lower longer. Upper stamen ± free. Pod flattened, 2-valved, dehiscent. Derivation of name: Vicia - the Latin name for a vetch Worldwide: c. 160 species, mainly northern temperate regions, but also South America, Hawaii and the highlands of tropical Africa; some ± cosmopolitan weeds Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| hirsuta (L.) Gray | C | Description, Image |
| sativa L. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| villosa Roth subsp. varia (Host) Corb. | C | |
| villosa Roth subsp. villosa | E | Description |
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Flora of Zambia: Vicia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Vicia
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ViciaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vicia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vicia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vicia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vicia
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