Overview
Full NameLens culinaris
GenusLens
Speciesculinaris
Common Namelentil
Abbreviationlencu

Lentil, a member of the "cool-season legume" group (allied with pea and chickpea), was domesticated in the Middle East. Lentil is valued as a nutritious, versatile, easily-cooked pulse, and for its symbiotic nitrogen-fixing capacity in crop rotations.

More information and data available at:
Cool Season Food Legume
KnowPulse
Wikipedia

Image Source: http://www.pfaf.org/Admin/PlantImages/LensCulinaris2.jpg

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genbank:taxonomy3864
uniprot:specieslencu