Vicia

Meikle, R.D. 1977: Flora of Cyprus 1Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. 1968: Flora Europaea 2
but modified and supplemented, also names used differing
1Inflorescence sessile or subsessile in the leaf axil, or very shortly pedunculate, the peduncle, (or pedicel) generally shorter than the calyx and corolla
1'Inflorescence conspicuously pedunculate, peduncle exceeding the calyx and corolla; flowers in racemes
2Petals yellow or yellowish
2'Petals purple, crimson, bluish or whitish
3Standard glabrous or shortly papillose on the adaxial (outer) surface
3'Standard pilose on the adaxial (outer) surface; pod pilose or pubescent
4Flowers 15-18(-22) mm long; calyx 6-9 mm long; pods 15-18 mm long with 1-3 seeds
4'Flowers 17-30 mm long; calyx 10-13 mm long; pods 20-33 mm long with 3-6 seeds
5Flowers 2-3(-5) in a congested raceme or cluster; standard c. 2 cm long; calyx-teeth subequal
5'Flowers solitary; standard c. 3 cm long; adaxial calyx-teeth distinctly shorter than the abaxial
6Plants erect or suberect, not sprawling or climbing; stems robust; leaflets broadly oblong, ovate, obovate or elliptical
6'Plants sprawling or climbing; stems slender, weak; leaflets narrowly oblong, obovate, elliptical or linear
7Pods 5-6 cm long, papillose-ciliate along the sutures; tendrils usually well developed
7'Pods exceeding 6 cm in length, not papillose-ciliate along the sutures; tendrils usually reduced to a short awn
8Standard less than 8 mm long; seeds with a papillose testa
8'Standard more than 8 mm long; seeds with a smooth, not papillose, testa
9Calyx-teeth narrowly subulate, 3-8 mm long; stipules often rather large and toothed or laciniate
9'Calyx-teeth less than 3 mm long, the 2 adaxial deltoid; stipules small, semi-sagittate
10Leaves 2-4-foliolate; leaflets tapering to apex and base; flowers distinctly pedicellate, or 2(-3) in short pedunculate racemes
10'Leaves (2-)4-10-foliolate; leaflets usually with an emarginate apex; flowers subsessile or very shortly pedicellate
11Plant with aerial and underground stems, the latter with apetalous flowers and pallid, c. 10-15 mm long pods
11'Plant with aerial stems only, all pods conspicuously longer
12Corolla (8-)10-18 mm long; calyx-teeth shorter than tube
12'Corolla 18-30 mm long; calyx-teeth as long as or longer than tube
13Pod 6-8 mm wide, contracted between the seeds; seeds 4-5 mm diam.
13'Pod 4.5-6 mm wide, not contracted between the seeds; seeds 3-4.5 mm diam.
14Limb of standard deeply emarginate at apex; leaflets conspicuously truncate or emarginate at apex; flowers solitary
14'Limb of standard rounded or shortly emarginate at apex; leaflets obtuse, acute or sometimes obscurely emarginate at apex; flowers sometimes in short, few-flowered racemes
15Leaves generally 6-8-foliolate; leaflets oblong-elliptic, 4-12 x 1.5-3 mm; limb of standard usually somewhat recurved
15'Leaves generally 8-14-foliolate; leaflets narrowly oblong, 5-20 x 1-6 mm; limb of standard usually straight, not recurved
16Pods moniliform, strongly constricted between the seeds; plants erect or spreading
16'Pods not moniliform, not constricted between the seeds; plants sprawing or climbing
17Leaflets of middle and upper leaves large, 3-6 cm long, often exceeding 1 cm in width
17'Leaflets of middle and upper leaves usually less than 3 cm long and 1 cm wide
18Flowers small, less than 8 mm long; petals commonly pale blue or whitish
18'Flowers medium or large, more than 8 mm. long, variously coloured
19Pod 18-25 x 6-8 mm, apex shortly rostrate
19'Pod 6-14 x 2.5-3-5 mm, blunt or shortly acute at apex, not rostrate
20Pod (1-)2-seeded; leaflets with a truncate or emarginate apex; flowers very small and pale
20'Pod 3-8-seeded; leaflets acute or obtuse at apex, not truncate or emarginate
21Calyx-teeth narrowly deltoid, 0.8-1-5 mm long; pod glabrous
21'Calyx-teeth narrowly subulate, 2-2.5 mm long; pod usually thinly pubescent
22Racemes 1-5-flowered
22'Racemes (2-)5-many-flowered
23Leaflets shortly oblong, obovate or suborbicular, almost as broad as long; petals mauve-blue and white or mauve-blue and yellow
23'Leaflets narrowly oblong or oblong-elliptic, more than twice as long as wide
24Pod straight; petals mauve-blue and white
24'Pod crescent-shaped (lunate); petals mauve-blue and yellow
25Leaves generally 6-8-foliolate; leaflets oblong-elliptic, 4-12 x 1-3 mm; limb of standard generally recurved
25'Leaves generally 8-14-foliolate; leaflets narrowly oblong, 5-20 x 1-6 mm; limb of standard not recurved
26Pods pubescent; inflorescence 3-12(-16)-flowered; calyx distinctly gibbous at base; plant usually perennial
26'Pods glabrous
27Perennial with tough woody rootstock; leaves linear or almost subulate; inflorescence (8-)10-30-flowered; calyx scarcely gibbous at base
27'Annual; leaves narrowly oblong, apex rounded or shortly acute; inflorescence 2-10-flowered, very lax; calyx distinctly gibbous at base