Knowra Lupinus Lupinus Lupinus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its species are known as lupins and include wild plants and crops grown for food, forage, and ornament.
Fabaceae : Fabaceae is the flowering-plant family of peas, beans, and other legumes, characterized by fruit in pods. Lupinus belongs to this family, whose pod-bearing flowers provide its basic botanical context.
Lupin bean : A lupin bean is the edible seed of a lupin plant, consumed after suitable processing or preparation. Some Lupinus species are grown specifically for their protein-rich seeds.
Sweet lupin : Sweet lupins are low-alkaloid cultivars bred for food or feed use. They contrast with bitter lupins, whose alkaloid levels require careful processing.
Lupinus albus : Lupinus albus, the white lupin, is an annual species cultivated for edible seeds and other uses. It is a major example of lupin domestication for human food.
Papilionaceous flower : A papilionaceous flower has five petals arranged into a banner, two wings, and a keel. Many lupins display this characteristic legume flower structure.
Lupin flour : Lupin flour is a high-protein flour made from lupin seeds. Food-grade lupin seeds can be milled into a gluten-free ingredient.
Bitter lupin : Bitter lupins are lupin plants or seeds with relatively high concentrations of quinolizidine alkaloids. Their natural defenses can make seeds unsafe to eat without debittering.
Lupinus angustifolius : Lupinus angustifolius, the narrow-leafed lupin, is an annual crop species native to the Mediterranean region. Modern low-alkaloid cultivars made this species valuable as a grain and forage crop.
Legume : A legume is a plant in Fabaceae or its pod-like fruit, which develops from a single carpel. Lupin seeds develop inside the pods typical of legumes.
Livestock forage : Livestock forage is plant material grown or gathered to feed grazing animals. Several lupin species are cultivated as forage for livestock.
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