Lathyrus belinensis

Lathyrus belinensis is an annual species of Lathyrus discovered in Turkey in 1987.[1] It is related to the sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus.

Lathyrus belinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species:
L. belinensis
Binomial name
Lathyrus belinensis
N.Maxted & Goyder

It has a yellow standard with red veins. It is strongly scented, but its fragrance is different from the sweet pea.

Embryo rescue techniques have been used to hybridize it with the sweet pea.[2][3] This has resulted in new Lathyrus odoratus cultivars like the sweet pea "Erewhon", and there is hope that it can be used to introduce the yellow color into Lathyrus odoratus.[4][5]

References
  1. IUCN Red list entry
  2. B.G. Murray, K.R.W. Hammett. New Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Odoratus) Cultivars Via Interspecific Hybridization with Wild Lathyrus Species
  3. K. R. W. Hammett, B. G. Murray, Kenneth R. Markham and I. C. Hallett. Interspecific Hybridization between Lathyrus odoratus and L. belinensis
  4. Keith Hammett. The art of plant breeding
  5. Dawn Edwards. Developing a yellow sweet pea


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