Episode Details

Belin Sweet Pea :: Lathyrus belinensis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 034

On today’s show we learn about the Belin Sweet Pea, a critically endangered flowering legume plant native to the Middle East, specifically the Antalya province, in southern Turkey.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (17:02) Citations
• (18:46) Music
• (28:48) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Acta Botanica Gallica v.156 no.3: 455–67. Genç, Hasan, Bekir Yildirim, and Tolga Cetin. 2009. “Contribution to a Karyotype Analysis of Some Lathyrus L. Taxa (Fabaceae) in Turkey.” – https://doi.org/10.1080/12538078.2009.10516170 
• Crop wild relative. Issue 8 April 2012: 44-45. N. Maxted (2012). “Lathyrus belinensis: a CWR discovered and almost lost” – https://www.pgrsecure.bham.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/newsletters/CWR_Issue_8.pdf 
• Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution v.45, 253–262 (1998). Bennett, S.J., Maxted, N. & Sabanci, C.O. “The ecogeography and collection of grain, forage and pasture legumes in south-west Turkey.” – https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008657530563 
• IUCN – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T176094A120103864.en
• Kew Bulletin. v. 43, no. 4 (1988): 711–14. N. Maxted, and D. J. Goyder. “A New Species of Lathyrus Sect. Lathyrus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) from Turkey.” – https://doi.org/10.2307/4129970 
• Plant Heritage. June 2017. Pitman, L. “Rare plant of the month: June 2017” – https://plantheritage.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/rare-plant-of-the-month-june-2017/ 
• Proceedings of the Royal Society B. v. 271. 2011-5. Gianoli, Ernesto. (2004). “Evolution of a climbing habit promotes diversification in flowering plants.” – https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2827 
• Turkish Journal of Biodiversity. Vol.4 no.1: 53-65. Aydin-Kandemir F, Demir A (2021). Türkiye’de tehlike altındaki türler: IUCN Kırmızı Liste verileri ile tehlike altındaki Fabaceae türlerine yönelik özel bir inceleme. “Endangered species in Turkey: A specific review of endangered Fabaceae species with IUCN Red List data” – https://doi.org/10.38059/biodiversity.832706 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathyrus_belinensis 

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