Cicer

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Cicereae Genus: Cicer
Species
Cicer acanthophyllum Cicer anatolicum Cicer arietinum-chickpea Cicer atlanticum Cicer bijugum Cicer canariense Cicer chorassanicum Cicer cuneatum Cicer echinospermum Cicer fedtschenkoi Cicer flexuosum Cicer graecum Cicer incisum Cicer judaicum Cicer kermanense Cicer macracanthum Cicer microphyllum Cicer mogolatvicum Cicer montbretii Cicer multijugum Cicer oxyodon Cicer pinnatifidum Cicer pungens Cicer rechingeri Cicer reticulatum Cicer songaricum Cicer spiroceras Cicer stapfianum Cicer subaphyllum Cicer tragacanthoides Cicer yamashitae
Ref: ILDIS Version 6.05

Cicer is a genus of the legume family Fabaceae. Its native distribution is across the Middle East and Asia. Its best known and only domesticated member is Cicer arietinum, the species which includes the Chickpea, or Garbanzo bean, and Chana dal.

External links

• Chickpea Taxonomy and Biosystematics