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Taxon:  Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. tomentosus (Ladiz.) M. E. Ferguson et al.



Summary
Genus:
Lens
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
417162
Place of publication:
Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:57. 2000
Verified:
09/08/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lens culinaris Medik. (0 active accession[s])
Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris (0 active accession[s])
Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. orientalis (Boiss.) Ponert (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lens tomentosus Ladiz.

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Reference(s)
  1. Alo, F. et al. 2011. Leveraging genomic resources of model species for the assessment of diversity and phylogeny in wild and domesticated lentil. J. Heredity 102:315-329.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Fratini, R. & M. L. Ruiz. 2006. Interspecific hybridization in the genus Lens applying in vitro embryo rescue. Euphytica 150:271, 272. Note: "Lens is a naturally selfpollinated species..., with less than 0.8% of natural cross pollination"
  4. Galasso, I. 2003. Distribution of highly repeated DNA sequences in species of the genus Lens Miller. Genome 46:1118-1124. Note: this study found evidence for the recognition of Lens tomentosus, suggesting that it is not closely related to Lens culinaris
  5. Gorim, L. Y. & A. Vandenberg. 2017. Evaluation of wild lentil species as genetic resources to improve drought tolerance in cultivated lentil. Front. Plant Sci. 8:1129. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01129.
  6. Ladizinsky, G. 1997. A new species of Lens from south-east Turkey. Kew Bull. 123:257-260.
  7. Maxted, N. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Cicereae, Fabeae (Vicieae) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 24 Jan.
  8. Tullu, A. et al. 2011. Genetic and genomic resources of lentil: status, use and prospects. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 9:19-29. Note: as Lens tomentosus
  9. Wong, M. M. L. et al. 2015. Classification and characterization of species within the genus Lens using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). PLoS One 10(3):e0122025. Note: it found evidence to assign all individuals of this taxon in the same cluster as Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris/ orientalis
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey s.e.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Syria, Turkey (s.e.)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417162. Accessed 9 May 2025.