in taxon chickpea plant 2019-08-09T21:21:05Z Emma Griffiths The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, Egyptian pea, chana, and chole. bean plant Cicer arietinum