Pisum L.
Spreading or scandent herbs; stems terete, not winged. Lvs pinnate, tendrilous or mucronate; leaflets in 1-3 pairs; stipules semicordate and usually somewhat toothed. Infl. axillary, racemose, 1-few-flowered. Calyx teeth 5, ± equal or the upper 2 broader, < 2× as long as tube. Staminal tube subequal at apex; stamens diadelphous. Style inflexed, bearded lengthwise on inside; ovules numerous. Pod compressed, 2-valved; seeds subglobose, with oblong hilum.
2 spp., Mediteranean to temperate Asia. Naturalised sp. 1.
