Vicia noeana Reut. ex Boiss. (W-As.) – An exceptional and ephemeral alien. Recorded only once on the unloading quay for cereals at the Kattendijkdok in the port of Antwerpen in 2000, along with Vicia hyrcanica.
Vicia noeana is unmistakable with its few (2-4) pinkish-whitish flowers. It has a high potential for use as forage for the future (Maxted & al. 1990).
Selected literature:
Maxted N. & Douglas C. (1997) A phenetic investigation of Vicia section Hypechusa (Alef.) Aschers. & Graebner (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Vicieae). Lagascalia 19(1-2): 345-370. [available online at: http://institucional.us.es/revistas/lagascalia/19/A%20phenetic%20Maxted.pdf]
Maxted N., Obari H. & Tan A. (1990) New and interesting Vicieae from the Eastern Mediterranean. Plant Genetic Resources-Newsletter 78: 21-26.