Earth pea

Earth pea
Synonym: Earth nut
Scientific name: Lathyrus tuberosa L.
Local name: Not known
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
Kingdom | : Plantae |
Division | : Magnoliophyta |
Class | :Magnoliopsida |
Subclass | : Rosidae |
Order | : Fabales |
Family | : Fabacaeae |
Genus | : Lathyrus |
Species | : L. tuberosa |
Botanical Description of Earth Pea
Habit: Perennial herb
Root: Tap root, tuberous, each plant produces small type sweet tuber
Stem: Weak, glabrous
Leaf: Compound, trifoliate
Inflorescence: Axillary raceme
Flower: Complete, hermaphrodite, zygomorphic, papilionaceous
Fruit: a pod