cicer

Cicer is a genus of the legume family, Fabaceae, and the only genus found in tribe Cicereae. It is included within the IRLC, and its native distribution is across the Middle East and Asia. Its best-known and only domesticated member is Cicer arietinum, the chickpea.

Currently, the only cultivated species of the genus Cicer is C. arietinum, commonly known as the chickpea.The wild progenitor of C. arietinum is Cicer reticulatum. Since the chickpea has descended from this wild plant, there is a possibility ...