Vicia angustifolia Linnaeus, Amoenitates Academicae 4: 105. 1759.

Lectotype (Verdcourt in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Leguminosae 4: 1069. 1971): England. Oxford, Shotover Hill. Bobart s.n. in Herb. Morison (OXF) .

Current name: Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra Ehrh. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: See Stearn (Introd. Ray’s Syn. Meth. Stirp. Brit. (Ray Soc. ed.): 68. 1973). Linnaeus’ name is validated solely by reference to Ray, and Verdcourt’s chosen lectotype was selected from material cited by Ray.