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WHITE LUPIN [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Lupinus
Latin
DEF

Any plant of the genus Lupinus (family Leguminosæ) ...

CONT

Lupin... is an annual plant, usually 0. 3–2 m in height, with a highly branched stem, digitated leaves, and a shrubby growth pattern. The flowers formed high above the leaves may be of several different colors(white, yellow, purple, blue), and exude a honey-like aroma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lupinus
Latin
DEF

N'importe quelle plante appartenant au genre Lupinus (famille des Leguminosæ).

CONT

Les lupins (Lupinus spp.) appartiennent au patrimoine culturel des civilisations méditerranéennes où ils sont traditionnellement cultivés depuis des millénaires [...] La plante entière est utilisée soit comme fourrage vert en alimentation des ruminants, soit en grains introduits dans les rations en tant que concentrés. Les lupins sont également utilisés comme engrais vert.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
Lupinus albus
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

Key term(s)
  • white lupin
  • Egyptian lupin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lupinus albus
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Lupinus albus
Latin
DEF

Planta de porte variable, hasta 1,20 m, con hojas palmeado partidas. [...] Se emplea para pienso y para abonado en verde. Su cultivo enriquece el suelo en materia orgánica, por el gran desarrollo de sus raíces.

CONT

Las especies y variedades de estas legumbres, según el color de sus flores son: altramuz blanco, Lupinus albus, espontáneo en Andalucía; altramuz amarillo, Lupinus luteus; altramuz azul, Lupinus angustifolius, espontáneo en Salamanca, y altramuces dulces, obtenidos en Alemania, desde 1925, por selección y cruzamiento de altramuces blancos, amarillos y azules, [...]

CONT

Los altramuces son plantas calcífugas, que no prosperan en suelos calizos y húmedos, donde el más tolerante es el Lupinus albus, que resiste un 2 por ciento de caliza.

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