Cicer arietinum
The story
Long ago in the ancient lands of Syria, early farmers began cultivating a remarkable annual legume. This plant, which we now know as the chickpea, would journey across cultures and centuries, picking up diverse names along the way—from chana and Bengal gram to garbanzo and the Egyptian pea—marking its place as one of the oldest cultivated crops in human history.
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- Family
- Fabaceae
How to use it
Chickpeas are cultivated for their edible seeds, which are a great source of protein and can be used in a variety of dishes. They can be cooked, roasted, or ground into flour for baking and cooking.
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In the kitchen
The chickpea is widely cultivated specifically for its edible seeds, which are popular in various cuisines under names such as chana, garbanzo beans, and Bengal gram.
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About
The chickpea or chick pea is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, cultivated for its edible seeds. Its different types are variously known as gram, Bengal gram, chana (চানা), garbanzo, garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes, the oldest archaeological evidence of which was found in Syria.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cicer arietinum
- Slug
- cicer-arietinum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cicer
- Species
- arietinum
- Wikidata QID
- Q81375
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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