Sankia

Thought to have originated in San Kia, Chinese Turkestan, now known as Xinjiang, a province in the north-west of China. This variety was acquired by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1910 to be trialled as a potential forage crop. It was also used, more recently, in research for seed-borne pea mosaic virus in the Netherlands. Produces tall (up to 1.8m) plants and white flowers followed by short, slightly curved pods.