Genus of flowering plants in the bean family Fabaceae
For the neopagan tradition, see Feri Tradition. For the Scottish surname Veitch or Vetch, see Veitch.
Vicia
Vicia orobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Clade:
Inverted repeat-lacking clade
Tribe:
Fabeae
Genus:
Vicia L. (1753)
Type species
Faba sativa
Moench.
Species[1]
247; see text
Synonyms[1]
Abacosa Alef. (1861)
Anatropostylia(Plitmann) Kupicha (1973)
Arachus Medik. (1787)
Atossa Alef. (1861)
Bona Medik (1787)
Coppoleria Tod. (1845)
Cracca Medik. (1787) nom. illeg.
Cujunia Alef. (1861)
Endiusa Alef. (1859)
Endusia Benth. and Hook f. (1865)[2]
Ervilia Link (1822)
Ervum Tourn. ex L. (1753)
Faba Adans. (1763)[2]
Faba Mill. (1754)
Hypechusa Alef. (1860)
LensMill. (1754)
LentillaW.Wight (1909)
Orobella C.Presl (1837)
Parallosa Alef. (1859)
Rhynchium Dulac (1867)
Sellunia Alef. (1859)
Swantia Alef. (1859)
Tuamina Alef. (1861)
Vicilla Schur (1866)
Viciodes Moench (1794)
Wiggersia Gaertn. (1801)
Vicia is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family (Fabaceae), and which are commonly known as vetches. Member species are native to Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. Some other genera of their subfamily Faboideae also have names containing "vetch", for example the vetchlings (Lathyrus) or the milk-vetches (Astragalus). The lentils are included in genus Vicia, and were formerly classified in genus Lens.[3] The broad bean (Vicia faba) is sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Faba; although not often used today, it is of historical importance in plant taxonomy as the namesake of the order Fabales, the Fabaceae and the Faboideae. The tribe Vicieae in which the vetches are placed is named after the genus' current name. The true peas (Pisum) are among the closest living relatives of vetches.
^ abVicia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ abWoodgate K, Maxted N, Bennett SJ (1999). "A generic conspectus of the forage legumes of the Mediterranean basin". In Bennett S, Cocks PS (eds.). Genetic Resources of Mediterranean Pasture and Forage Legumes. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture. Vol. 33 (1st ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 182–226. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-4776-7. ISBN 978-94-010-6007-3. S2CID 29588535.
^Lens Mill. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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