Lathyrus japonicus




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Fabeae
Scientific name Lathyrus japonicus Willdenow
Synonyms Lathyrus japonicus Willdenow subsp. maritimus (L.) P. W. Ball; Lathyrus japonicus Willdenow var. glaber (Seringe) Fernald; Lathyrus japonicus Willdenow var. glaber (Seringe) Fernald f. spectabilis Fassett; Lathyrus japonicus Willdenow var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi; Lathyrus japonicus Willdenow var. pellitus Fernald; Lathyrus maritimus (L.) Bigelow; Lathyrus maritimus (L.) Bigelow var. glaber (Seringe) Eames; Pisum maritimum L.; Pisum maritimum L. var. glabrum Seringe
Common name (Japanese common name) hama-endou (ハマエンドウ, 浜豌豆 [meaning: beach pea])
(English common name) beach pea, sand pea
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Europa, Canada, USA, Argentina
Habitat Sand beach
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants creeping 20-60cm long. Leaves 8-12 pinnate, leaflets each 1-4cm long, 5-24mm wide. Flowers purple 2.5-3cm long, flowering in April to July. Fruits 5cm long, 1cm wide. Perennial plants.
Reference Lathyrus japonicus Willd.



May 2006
at Senami Beach
May 2006
at Senami Beach
May 2006
at Senami Beach



May 2006
at Senami Beach