The scientific name of the pea plant / Botanical name of pea: Pisum sativum
Family: Fabaceae (also called the Leguminosae family or legum crop)
Note: The scientific name of a pea is also called the botanical name of a pea.
Common names: matar, Batara, garden pea, green pea,
Edible part: – Pod. (Green pod and dry pod)
Native – Eurasia
The Pea plant is a vegetable and pulse crop. Green peas are used as a vegetable and dry peas are used for pulses. It is a seasonal crop. Green peas which are used in vegetables are grown as horticultural crops and dry peas which are used for both pulses and vegetables come under agricultural crops.
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