Table 1.
Classification and distribution of the genus Lathyrus [29].
| Section | Species | Important Species | Geographical Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orobus | 54 | - | Europe, West and East Asia, Northwest Africa, North and Central America |
| Lathyrostylis | 20 | - | Central and Southern Europe, West Asia, Northwest Africa |
| Orobon | 1 | - | Anatolia, Caucasia, Crimea, Iran |
| Lathyrus | 33 |
L. annuus, L. cicera, L. sativus, L. sylvestris, L. tingitanus, L. tuberosus, L. gorgoni, L. hirsutus, L. latifolius, L. odoratus, L. rotundifolius, L. blepharicarpus |
Europe, Canaries, West and Central Asia, North Africa |
| Pratensis | 6 | L. pratensis | Europe, West and Central Asia, North Africa |
| Aphaca | 2 | L. aphaca | Europe, West and Central Asia, North Africa |
| Clymenum | 3 | L. clymenum, L. ochrus | Mediterranean |
| Orobastrum | 1 | - | Mediterranean, Crimea, Caucasia |
| Viciopsis | 1 | - | Southern Europe, Eastern Anatolia, North Africa |
| Linearicarpus | 7 | - | Europe, West and Central Asia, North and East Africa |
| Nissolia | 1 | - | Europe, West and Central Asia, Northwest Africa |
| Neurolobus | 1 | - | West Crete |
| Notolathyrus | 23 | - | Temperate South America, Southeast USA |