Derivation of the botanical name:
Lathyrus, Greek lathyros, an old name for pea.
ochrus, ochros, ωχροϛ, pale; pale yellow, ochre.
The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation DC is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.
