Lupinus albus (white lupin)

White lupin, domesticated in the Mediterranean region, is now widely grown as a pulse crop around the Mediterranean, Central Europe, and Australia. Although lupin is in the papilionoid legume subfamily, it is highly divergent from other crop legumes such as peanut, bean, or pea. The seed is remarkably high protein content (around 40%), and low in starch and oil. Extensive mapping projects are underway, as is a genome sequencing project.

Current publications on Lupinus albus at PubMed.