Taxon:  Vicia sativa L. subsp. amphicarpa (L.) Batt.



Summary
Genus:
Vicia
Subgenus:
Vicia
Section:
Vicia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
41560
Place of publication:
J. A. Battandier & L. C. Trabut, Fl. Algérie 1(1):268.  1889 (P. F. A. Ascherson & K. O. R. P. P. Graebner, Syn. mitteleur. Fl. 6(2):974.  1909)
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
07/01/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (10  active, 10  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vicia sativa L. (517 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Batt. (5 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. devia J. G. Costa (0 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. macrocarpa (Moris) Arcang. (0 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. (127 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. sativa (84 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Vicia amphicarpa L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Vicia angustifolia L. var. amphicarpa (L.) Alef.
Vicia sativa L. var. amphicarpa (L.) Boiss.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Berger, J. D. et al. 2003. Agricultural potential of Mediterranean grain and forage legumes: 1) Anti-nutritional factor concentrations in the genus Vicia. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 50:201-212. Note: it examined four accessions of this taxon, of all four anti-nutritional factors (glutamyl-beta-Cyano-alanine, phenols, tannins and proteinase inhbitors) only one (proteinase inhibitors) was higher than other subspecies
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
  4. Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 4.
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  6. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  7. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: = Vicia sativa var. amphicarpa Boiss.
  8. Potokina, E. K. 1997. Vicia sative L. aggregate (Fabaceae) in the flora of the former USSR. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:203. Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
  9. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  10. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  11. Raynaud, C. 1976. Monographie et iconographie du genre Vicia L. au Maroc. Bull. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V. 1:153.
  12. Schaefer, H. et al. 2012. Systematics, biogeography, and character evolution of the legume tribe Fabeae with special focus on the middle-Atlantic island lineages. B. M. C. Evol. Biol. 12:250. Note: it included one sample of "Vicia amphicarpa" from Turkey that grouped among "the genetically heterogeneous" members of the V. sativa aggregate
  13. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  14. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: = Vicia sativa var. amphicarpa Boiss.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
  16. van de Wouw, M. et al. 2001. Molecular taxonomy of Vicia ser. Vicia based on amplified fragment length polymorphisms. Pl. Syst. Evol. 229:91-105.
  17. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
  18. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsubterranean vetch  1Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 4.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan n.e.Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly s. & SicilyGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (n.e.), Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (s. & Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s. & Corsica), Portugal

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa (Dorthes) Asch. & Graebn.
  3. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia amphicarpa Dorthes
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=41560. Accessed 15 April 2026.