| Vicia graminea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. graminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Vicia graminea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ervum gramineum (Sm.) Stank. | |
Vicia graminea is a species of flowering plant in the vetch genus Vicia, family Fabaceae. It is native to South America, where it has a meandering distribution in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northeast Argentina, southern Brazil, Uruguay, and southern Chile.[1] It is the source for a lectin that is used to identify the N blood group antigen.[2]
Subtaxa
The following subtaxa are accepted:[1]
- Vicia graminea var. graminea – entire range
- Vicia graminea var. nigricarpa N.R.Bastos & Miotto – southern Brazil
- Vicia graminea var. transiens Burkart – northeast Argentina, Uruguay
References
- 1 2 3 "Vicia graminea Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ Cavada, Benildo Sousa; Pinto-Junior, Vanir Reis; Oliveira, Messias Vital; Osterne, Vinicius Jose Silva; Lossio, Claudia Figueiredo; Nascimento, Kyria Santiago (2021). "A review of Vicieae lectins studies: End of the book or a story in the writing?". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 181: 1104–1123. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.062. PMID 33895178. S2CID 233400813.
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