Taxon:  Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. orientalis (Boiss.) Ponert



Summary
Genus:
Lens
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
405243
Place of publication:
Feddes Repert. 83:634.  1973
Verified:
09/08/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
122 (56  active, 14  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Lens culinaris Medik. (16 active accession[s])
Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris (3046 active accession[s])
Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. tomentosus (Ladiz.) M. E. Ferguson et al. (3 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ervum orientale Boiss.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.

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Conservation Status

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 102:315-319.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Ferguson, M. E. et al. 2000. A re-assessment of the taxonomy of Lens Mill. (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Vicieae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:56.
  4. 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.
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
  6. Gupta, D. et al. 2011. Chapter 7. Lens. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, legume crops and forages 127-139.
  7. Hamwieh, A. et al. 2009. Development of new microsatellite markers and their application in the analysis of genetic diversity in lentils. Breed. Sci. 59:77-86.
  8. Ladizinsky, G. & S. Abbo. 1993. Cryptic speciation in L. culinaris. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 40:1-5.
  9. Ladizinsky, G. & S. Abbo. 1993. Wild lentils of Central Asia. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:5-8.
  10. Ladizinsky, G. & S. Abbo. 2015. Chapter 1. The Lens genus. In: Ladizinsky, G. & S. Abbo, The search for wild relatives of cool season legumes 1-28.
  11. Ladizinsky, G. 1997. A new species of Lens from south-east Turkey. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 123:257.
  12. Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
  13. Maxted, N. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Cicereae, Fabeae (Vicieae) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 24 Jan.
  14. Mayer, M. S. & P. S. Soltis. 1994. Chloroplast DNA phylogeny of Lens (Leguminosae): origin and diversity of the cultivated lentil. Theor. Appl. Genet. 87:773-781.
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Sonnante, G. et al. 2003. ITS sequence analysis and phylogenetic inference in the genus Lens Mill. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 91:49-54.
  17. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan e.Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Maxted, N. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Cicereae, Fabeae (Vicieae) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 24 Jan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.w.Ladizinsky, G. & S. Abbo. 1993. Wild lentils of Central Asia. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:5-8.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
5UncertainAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e.), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan (n.w.)
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece
Uncertain
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
  3. Ladizinsky, G. & S. Abbo. 1993. Wild lentils of Central Asia. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:5-8.
  4. Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
  5. Maxted, N. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Cicereae, Fabeae (Vicieae) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 24 Jan.
  6. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lens orientalis (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405243. Accessed 15 April 2026.