Bituminaria bituminosa (Arabian pea)

Derivation of the botanical name:

Psoralea, ψωραλέος psoraleos, scurfy, scabby, mangy; referring to the glandular dots on the leaves.

Bituminaria, Latin and Greek bitumen, Greek asphaltos, concerning bitumen, tar-smelling weed.
bituminosa, resembling bitumen.

• 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 Stirton is used to indicate Charles Howard Stirton; 1946- , South Africa,, the Founding Director of the National Botanic Garden of Wales.