Pisum

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Pisum is a small genus of flowering legume plants best known for the garden pea, a key model organism in genetics and an important food crop.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pisum sativum 2
Pisum canonical 1
Pisum abyssinicum 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsToClade legumes
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName peas
containsCompound dietary fiber
minerals
protein
starch
vitamins
cultivatedIn temperate regions worldwide
economicImportance important vegetable crop
source of dietary fiber
source of plant protein
family Fabaceae
flowerType papilionaceous flowers
fruitType legume pod
growthForm herbaceous annuals
hasSpecies Pisum abyssinicum
linked to: Pisum

Pisum fulvum
linked to: Pisum

Pisum sativum
historicallyStudiedBy Gregor Mendel (via Pisum sativum)
linked to: Gregor Mendel
isA flowering plant genus
legume genus
kingdom Plantae
leafType pinnate leaves with tendrils
modelOrganismFor genetics (via Pisum sativum)
nativeTo Mediterranean region
linked to: Mediterranean Basin

Western Asia
linked to: Middle East
nitrogenFixation yes
notableFor food crops
garden pea
order Fabales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination mainly self-pollinating
reproductiveStructure hermaphroditic flowers
rootType taproot system
seedType protein-rich seeds
subfamily Faboideae
symbiosis forms root nodules with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
taxonRank genus
tribe Fabeae
linked to: Faboideae
typeSpecies Pisum sativum
linked to: Pisum
usedAs food source
forage crop
green manure
usedIn classical genetics experiments (via Pisum sativum)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faboideae includesGenus Pisum
Faboideae includesSpecies Pisum sativum
linked to: Pisum
Pisum typeSpecies Pisum sativum
linked to: Pisum
Pisum hasSpecies Pisum fulvum
linked to: Pisum
Pisum hasSpecies Pisum abyssinicum
linked to: Pisum