Family Leguminosae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family.

Genera in the family Leguminosae of plants

 

Abarema - Punjuba

Acacia - Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773.

 

Adenanthera - See text

 

Adenopodia - Adenopodia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

Afzelia - Afzelia is a genus in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae .

Albizia - Albizia is a genus of about 150 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family, Fabaceae.

 

Ammopiptanthus - Ammopiptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

 

 

 

Anthonotha - Anthonotha is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Arapatiella - Arapatiella is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Archidendron - Archidendron is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.

 

Archidendropsis - Archidendropsis is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.

Astragalus - Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species and goat's-thorn .

 

Ateleia - Ateleia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Baikiaea - Baikiaea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Bauhinia - Bracteolanthus de Wit Cardenasia Rusby Caspareopsis Britton & Rose Casparia Kunth Pauletia Cav. Schnella Raddi Tournaya A.

 

 

Belairia - Belairia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Berlinia - Berlinia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Brachystegia - Brachystegia is a genus of tree of the sub-family Caesalpinioideae that is native to tropical Africa.

 

Brownea - See text

 

Browneopsis - Browneopsis is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Bussea - Bussea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

Caesalpinia - Biancaea Tod. Brasilettia Kuntze Denisophytum R. Poinciana L. Ticanto Adans.

 

Calliandra - Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae.

 

Calophaca - Calophaca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

 

Calpocalyx - Calpocalyx is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

Canavalia - Clementea Cav. Cryptophaeseolus Kuntze Wenderothia Schltdl.

 

Cassia - Plants

 

Cercis - Cercis , or Redbud, is a genus of about 6-10 species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm-temperate regions.

 

Chamaecrista - About 330; see text.

 

 

Chloroleucon - See text

 

Chordospartium - Chordospartium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Clianthus - Clianthus, commonly known as Kakabeak , is a plant genus comprising two species of woody legume shrubs native to New Zealand.

 

Clitoria - Clitoria is a genus of flowering plants that are insect pollinated.

 

 

Colvillea - Colvillea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Copaifera - Copaifera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

 

Cordeauxia - The seed is rich in protein and lipids, and is a particularly good source of the amino acids lysine and arginine.

 

Coursetia - Benthamantha Alef. Callistylon Pittier Chiovendaea Speg. Cracca Benth. Humboldtiella Harms Neocracca Kuntze

 

 

 

Crotalaria - Crotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae commonly known as rattlepods.

 

Crudia - Crudia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Cryptosepalum - Cryptosepalum is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

Cynometra - Cynometra is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution.

Dalbergia - Amerimnon P. Coroya Pierre Ecastaphyllum P. Miscolobium Vogel Triptolemea Mart.

 

Dalea - Kuhnistera Lam. Parosela Cav. Petalostemon Michx. Thornbera Rydb.

 

Daniellia - Daniellia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family, named after William Freeman Daniell.

 

Delonix - Aprevalia Baill.

 

Dialium - Dialium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Dichrostachys - Dichrostachys is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Didelotia - Didelotia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Dimorphandra - Dimorphandra is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Dioclea - Dioclea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Americas.

 

Dipteryx - Dipteryx is a genus containing nine species of shrubs and trees.

 

 

Ecuadendron - Ecuadendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Elephantorrhiza - Elephantorrhiza is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Englerodendron - Englerodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Erythrina - Chirocalyx Meisn. Corallodendron Kuntze Duchassaingia Walp. Erythina Hypaphorus Hassk. Micropteryx Walp. Tetradapa Osbeck

 

Erythrophleum - Erythrophleum is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Eurypetalum - Eurypetalum is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Gigasiphon - Gigasiphon is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Gilbertiodendron - Gilbertiodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Gilletiodendron - Gilletiodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Gleditsia - Gleditsia is a genus of locust trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to North America and Asia.

 

Gossweilerodendron - Gossweilerodendron is a genus of two species of legumes in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to tropical western Africa.

 

Guibourtia - Guibourtia is a flowering plant genus in the family Fabaceae .

 

 

Harpalyce - Harpalyce may refer to:

 

Hedysarum - Corethrodendron Fisch. Stracheya Benth. Sulla Medik. Taverniera DC.

Humboldtia - Humboldtia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Hydrochorea - Hydrochorea is a legume genus in the subfamily Mimosoideae.

 

Hymenaea - Hymenaea L.

 

Hymenostegia - Hymenostegia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Indigofera - Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.

 

Inga - Inga is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs, member of the infrafamily Ingeae.

Intsia - See text

 

Isoberlinia - Isoberlinia is a genus in the family Fabaceae of five species of tree native to the hotter parts of tropical Africa.

 

Jacqueshuberia - Jacqueshuberia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Julbernardia - Julbernardia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Kalappia - Kalappia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Kingiodendron - Kingiodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Koompassia - Koompassia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family occurring in southeast Asia.

 

 

Lebeckia - Calobota Eckl.

 

Lecointea - Lecointea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Leucaena - Caudoleucaena Britton & Rose Ryncholeucaena Britton & Rose

 

Leucochloron - Leucochloron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Leucostegane - Leucostegane is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Loesenera - Loesenera is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Lonchocarpus - Lonchocarpus is a plant genus in the legume family .

 

Lotononis - Amphinomia DC. Buchenroedera Eckl. Euchlora Eckl. Krebsia Eckl. Leobordea Delile Lipozygis E. Listia E. Telina E.

 

Lotus - in botany:

 

Lupinus - Lupinus, commonly known as Lupins or lupines , is a genus in the legume family .

 

Maackia - Maackia is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern Asia.

 

 

Macrolobium - Macrolobium is a legume genus in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

 

Macrosamanea - Macrosamanea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Maniltoa - See text

 

Medicago - Crimaea Vassilcz.

 

Microberlinia - Microberlinia bisulcata Microberlinia brazzavillensis

Millettia - Milletia

Mimosa - Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae.

 

Monopetalanthus - Monopetalanthus is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Newtonia - Newtonia could refer to:

 

Notospartium - Notospartium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Ormosia - Podopetalum F. Ruddia Yakovlev Toulichiba Adans. Trichocyamos Yakovlev

 

Orphanodendron - Orphanodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Oxystigma - Oxystigma is a genus of about five

 

 

 

Parkia - Parkia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

 

Parkinsonia - Cercidiopsis Britton & Rose Cercidium Tul. Peltophoropsis Chiov. Rhetinophloeum H.

 

Pellegriniodendron - Pellegriniodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Phaseolus - Phaseolus is a genus in the family Fabaceae of about fifty plant species, all native to the Americas.

 

 

Piptadenia - Several, see text

 

Pithecellobium - Pithecelobium Pithecolobium

 

Plagiosiphon - Plagiosiphon is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

Plathymenia - Plathymenia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Platymiscium - See text

 

 

Pongamia - Pongamia pinnata or Pongamia glabra are synonyms for Millettia pinnata

 

Prosopis - Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.

 

Pseudosamanea - Pseudosamanea cubana is a tree species in the legume family .

 

Psoralea - Psoralea is a genus in the legume family .

Pterocarpus - Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae, most of which yield valuable timber traded as padauk ; other common names are mukwa or narra.

Pterogyne - Pterogyne is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Saraca - Saraca L.

 

Sclerolobium - Sclerolobium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Senna - Senna may refer to:

 

Sindora - Sindora is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Sophora - Ammothamnus Bunge Broussonetia Ortega Cephalostigmaton Yakovlev Echinosophora Nakai Edwardsia Salisb. Goebelia Bunge ex Boiss. Keyserlingia Bunge ex Boiss. Vexibia Raf.

 

Stahlia - It is found in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands, U.

 

Storckiella - Storckiella is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

Streblorrhiza - Streblorrhiza speciosa was a perennial shrub endemic to Phillip Island.

 

Stryphnodendron - Stryphnodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Stuhlmannia - Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae.

 

 

Sympetalandra - Sympetalandra is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Tachigali - Tachigalia

 

Talbotiella - Talbotiella is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

 

Tephrosia - Colinil Adans. Cracca L. Seemannantha Alef.

 

Terua - Terua is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Tessmannia - Tessmannia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Tetraberlinia - Tetraberlinia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Trigonella - Folliculigera Pasq.

 

Umtiza - Umtiza is a monotypic genus in the legume family containing the single species Umtiza listeriana.

 

 

Vouacapoua - Vouacapoua is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Xanthocercis - Xanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae.

 

Xylia - Xylia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Zapoteca - Zapotec or zapoteca may refer to:

 

Zenia - Zenia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.

 

Zenkerella - Zenkerella may refer to:

 

 

Zygia - Zygia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.