Chickpea

Chickpea
	Two varieties of chickpea: the larger light tan Kabuli and variously coloured Desi chickpea. They are green when picked early and vary through tan or beige, speckled, dark brown to black. 75% of world production is of the smaller desi type. The larger garbanzo bean or hoummus was introduced into India in the 18th century.
	Sprouted chickpea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Cicer
Species:	C. arietinum
Binomial name
	Cicer arietinum; L.
Synonyms
	Cicer album hort.; Cicer arientinium L. [Spelling variant]; Cicer arientinum L. [Spelling variant]; Cicer edessanum Bornm.; Cicer grossum Salisb.; Cicer nigrum hort.; Cicer physodes Rchb.; Cicer rotundum Alef.; Cicer sativum Schkuhr; Cicer sintenisii Bornm.; Ononis crotalarioides M.E.Jones;

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