Pisum is a possible genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to southwest Asia and northeast Africa. As of April 2026, Plants of the World Online considered the genus to be a synonym of Lathyrus, while the International Legume Database Information Service (ILDIS) accepted three species:Pisum abyssinicum = Lathyrus oleraceus Pisum fulvum = Lathyrus fulvus Pisum sativum = Lathyrus oleraceus – the field or garden pea, a major human food crop
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