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Encyclopedia > Lupinus mutabilis

Lupin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Cytiseae
Genus: Lupinus
Species: mutabilis
Binomial name
Lupinus mutabilis
Sweet

Lupinus mutabilis, also called tarwi, tarhui, Andean lupin, South American lupin, or pearl lupin, is a species of lupin grown in the Andes for its edible bean. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The Family Fabaceae (also as Family Leguminosae) is a grouping of plants in the Order Fabales, and one of the largest families of flowering plants with 650 genera and over 18,000 species. ... Genera Abrus Acosmium Adenocarpus Adenodolichos Adesmia Aenictophyton Aeschynomene Afgekia Aganope Airyantha Aldina Alexa Alhagi Alistilus Almaleea Alysicarpus Amburana Amicia Ammodendron Ammopiptanthus Amorpha Amphicarpaea Amphimas Amphithalea Anagyris Anarthrophyllum Andira Angylocalyx Antheroporum Anthyllis Antopetitia Aotus Aphyllodium Apios Apoplanesia Apurimacia Arachis Argyrocytisus Argyrolobium Arthroclianthus Aspalathus Astracantha Astragalus Ateleia Austrodolichos Austrosteenisia Baphia Baphiopsis Baptisia... For other uses of the word see: Lupin (disambiguation) Species over 150 recognised species, including: Lupinus albus Lupinus angustifolius Lupinus arboreus Lupinus luteus Lupinus nootkatensis Lupinus polyphyllus Lupinus x regalis Lupinus texensis Lupin, often spelled lupine in the US, is the common name for members of the genus Lupinus in... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... For other uses of the word see: Lupin (disambiguation) Species over 150 recognised species, including: Lupinus albus Lupinus angustifolius Lupinus arboreus Lupinus luteus Lupinus nootkatensis Lupinus polyphyllus Lupinus x regalis Lupinus texensis Lupin, often spelled lupine in the US, is the common name for members of the genus Lupinus in... Note that the geology in this article currently reflects views from the first decade of the 20th century. ... Green beans Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed. ...


It is an important part of Peruvian cuisine. Filled potatoes Peruvian Cuisine is considered one of the most diverse in the world. ...


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Lupin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (704 words)
Lupinus nootkatensis (Nootka Lupin) is common on the west coast of North America, and is one of the species from which the garden hybrids are derived, being valued in Britain for its tolerance of cool, wet summers.
Lupinus tidestromii (Tidestrom's Lupin) is a rare and endangered species inhabiting areas around the northern coast of California, for example in the Monterey area.
Lupinus perennis (Sundial Lupin) is an eastern North American native that generally grows in sandy areas with acidic soil and copious sunlight.
GRDC - Research Updates - Resistance to cucumber mosaic virus in pearl lupin (2004) (999 words)
mutabilis P26956 to sap and graft inoculation with CMV suggest that it has 'extreme resistance' to the virus, and may be suitable for use in breeding for disease resistance.
mutabilis were evaluated similarly in the field and the virus was detected by ELISA using CMV antiserum in leaves of the former but not of the latter.
When plants of Lupinus mutabilis P26956 were inoculated repeatedly with infective sap containing CMV isolates LW, SN, CP, LE, SL and BA, none of them became infected with the virus.
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