Other conspecific taxa:

• Vicia faba (11 accessions)
• Vicia faba var. faba (0 accessions)
• Vicia faba var. minuta (0 accessions)

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (≡) Vicia faba subsp. equina (Pers.) Schübl. & G. Martens
• (≡) Vicia faba var. minor Peterm.

Common names:

• field-bean  (Source: F Iraq) - English
• horse-bean  (Source: F Iraq) - English
• fève à cheval  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• Pferdebohne  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• faveira  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Portuguese
• haba cabalar  (Source: Food Feed Crops US) - Spanish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder;

Distributional Range:

Cultivated (only cult.)

References:

1. Allkin, R. et al. 1986. Names and synonyms of species and subspecies in the Vicieae: issue 3. Vicieae Database Project 7:54. Note: lists as "Vicia baba" var. equina Pers.
2. Greuter, W. 1968. Notulae nomenclaturales et bibliographicae, 3. Considérations sur les taxons infraspécifiques et sur leur désignation. Candollea 23:90-92. Note: all Greek-lettered taxa in Persoon's work are to be considered equivalent, and their rank (var. or subsp.) is ambiguous (i.e., the taxa are unranked)
3. Hanelt, P. 1972. Die infraspezifische Variabilitet von Vicia faba L. und ihre Gliederung. Kulturpflanze 20:108. Note: lists as "Vicia baba" var. equina Pers.
4. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: lists as "Vicia baba" var. equina Pers.
5. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
7. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: lists as "Vicia baba" var. equina Pers.
8. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: mentions

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://agb.amvmt.lt/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41483. Accessed 3 balandžio 2026.