Pisum

E209704

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