Fabaceae
Cicer

Cicer acanthophyllum Boriss.

First published in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 6: 167 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Central Asia and W. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
Perrenial shrublet branched from the base, pubescent
Morphology Stem
stipiles spinose, 2-6(-15) mm, often a second spinelet at the base, 1-2 mm stems straight, sometimes flexuous, faintly ribbed, 20-35 cm long
Morphology Leaves
paripinnate, rachis 2-4.5 cm, grooved above, ending in a spine
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
leaflets 10-16, rather remote, obovate-truncate, base rounded, top truncate acuminate, sometimes incised, toothed, 2-5 mm long, 1-3 mm wide, both sudes prominently veined, teeth 5-7(-9), midrib often prolomged
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
inflorescence flowers axillary, solitary or paired, peduncle (15-)20-40(-60) mm long with a spiny arista, bracts minute, triangular-lanceolate, pedicels 7-15 mm, recurved when bearing fruits
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
flower calyx strongly dorsally gibbous at the base, tube 3-4 mm, teeth triangular-lanceolate, acuminate, 4-6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
corolla veined, purplish blue, apex emarginate-mucronulate, base spoon-shaped, 16-22 mm long, 10-14 mm wide, alae oblong-ovate, base shortly auriculate. stamens 9 +1, persistent, filaments ca 15 mm long (fused for 12 mm)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
ovary ovate -elongate, ovules 10, style ca 11 mm, upturned, stigma broadened
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
fruit pods elliptic-rhomboid, elongated, 18-26 mm long, 7-8 mm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
obovate, beaked, 5 mm long, 2.5 mm wide (not fully mature), seed coat brown, iregularly greyish tuberculated.
Ecology
rubble slopes, dry valleys, near lakes. altitude2500 - 4000 m
Distribution
afghanistan, Pakistan, tajikistan.
Conservation
Near threatened
Phenology
Flower (july - august), fruit (july - august)
[SCG]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Vernacular
Nut Garanski, Nut Iglolistnyi, Nut Kolyuchelistnyi
[ILDIS]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0