Vicia sativa L.

All images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View selected images

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Vicia sativa

Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side

Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms: subsp. sativa sensu Drummond (1972)
Vicia angustifolia L.
Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
Common names:
Frequency: Local
Status: Introduced
Description:
Climbing or sprawling annual herb to 80 cm. Leaves paripinnate with 3-8 pairs of leaflets, the rhachis usually terminating in a branched tendril; leaflets 10-20 mm long, linear to oblong or obovate; apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate; stipules often with a black spot. Inflorescence subsessile with 1-2 flowers per inflorescence. Corolla 10-30 mm long, light reddish-purple, bluish or mauve. Pod 25-50 mm long, 4-12-seeded.
Notes: This page has been used for Vicia sativa without regard to the subspecies or variety.
Derivation of specific name: sativa: cultivated, not wild
Habitat:
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Middle East; introduced elsewhere.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,C,E
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters: Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated: Friday 7 September 2018
Literature:

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. also as Vicia sativa nigra

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 52. As Vicia sativa var. angustifolia

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 23.


Other sources of information about Vicia sativa:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Vicia sativa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vicia sativa
African Plant Database: Vicia sativa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vicia sativa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vicia sativa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vicia sativa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Vicia sativa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vicia sativa
JSTOR Plant Science: Vicia sativa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vicia sativa
Plants of the World Online: Vicia sativa
Tropicos: Vicia sativa
Wikipedia: Vicia sativa


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Vicia sativa.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131240, retrieved 29 March 2024

Site software last modified: 26 March 2018 2:01pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use