Faboideae
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Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant
family Fabaceae
or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae.
This subfamily is widely distributed and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be tree
s, shrub
s or herbs. The flower
s are classically pea shaped and root nodulation is very common.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae.
This subfamily is widely distributed and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s, shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s or herbs. The flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s are classically pea shaped and root nodulation is very common.
Genera
The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.- AbrusAbrusAbrus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae and the only genus found in the Tribe Abreae. It contains, 13–18 species, but is best known for a single species, Jequirity...
- AcosmiumAcosmiumAcosmium Schott is a South America genus of Leguminosae . Three species are currently recognized. Most Acosmium species have been recently transferred to Leptolobium Vogel , and one species to the South American Guianodendron Sch. Rodr. & A.M.G. Azevedo .- References :* Rodrigues, Rodrigo Schütz,...
- AdenocarpusAdenocarpusAdenocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AdenodolichosAdenodolichosAdenodolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AdesmiaAdesmiaAdesmia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae and is the only genus found in the Tribe Adesmieae. Species in this genus include Adesmia balsamica and Adesmia resinosa....
- AenictophytonAenictophytonAenictophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AeschynomeneAeschynomeneAeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic...
- AfgekiaAfgekiaAfgekia is a small genus of large perennial climbing shrubs native to Asia, reminiscent of the related genus Wisteria. The genus was named from the initials of Arthur Francis George Kerr , an Irish-born plant collector who worked in then-Siam in the early twentieth century.- External links :* *...
- AganopeAganopeAganope is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. This genus may be synonymous with Ostryocarpus....
- AiryanthaAiryanthaAiryantha is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AldinaAldinaAldina is a genus of plant from Venezuelan Amazonia, of the family Fabaceae.A new species from the Amazonian lowland forest. Located in lowland humid forests....
- AlexaAlexa (genus)Alexa is a genus of legumes.-External links:**...
- AlhagiAlhagiAlhagi is a genus of Old World plants in the family Fabaceae. They are commonly called camelthorns or manna trees. There are three to five species....
- AlistilusAlistilusAlistilus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AlmaleeaAlmaleeaAlmaleea is a genus of perennial shrubs from the legume family Fabaceae native to Australia....
- AlysicarpusAlysicarpusAlysicarpus is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae.- Some species :*Alysicarpus nummularifolius; according to some same as A. vaginalis*Alysicarpus ovalifolius J. Léonard; alyce clover...
- AmburanaAmburanaAmburana is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Amburana acreana* Umburana Do Cheiro...
- AmiciaAmiciaAmicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici ....
- AmmodendronAmmodendronAmmodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos and δένδρον dendron ....
- AmmopiptanthusAmmopiptanthusAmmopiptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AmorphaAmorphaAmorpha is a genus of plants in the pea family Fabaceae. All the species are native to North America, from southern Canada, most of the United States, and northern Mexico. They are commonly known as false indigo...
- AmphicarpaeaAmphicarpaeaAmphicarpaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Species include:*A. bracteata - Eastern North America*A. edgeworthii Benth. - range includes Japan...
- AmphimasAmphimasAmphimas is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AmphithaleaAmphithaleaAmphithalea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AnagyrisAnagyrisAnagyris is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AnarthrophyllumAnarthrophyllumAnarthrophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AndiraAndiraAndira is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Andira aubletii Benth.* Andira galeottiana* Andira inermis* Andira humilis-External Links:* -References:...
- AngylocalyxAngylocalyxAngylocalyx is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Angylocalyx braunii* Angylocalyx talbotii...
- AntheroporumAntheroporumAntheroporum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AnthyllisAnthyllisAnthyllis is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is Kidney Vetch Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus...
- AntopetitiaAntopetitiaAntopetitia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Members within the genus bear odd-pinnately compound leaves with five to eleven leaflets. Stipules are reduced to glands. Inflorescences are pedunculate umbels borne in axillae...
- AotusAotus (pea)Aotus is an Australian genus of flowering plants, within the legume family Fabaceae. Aotus species, together with other species of the tribe Mirbelieae, are often called Golden Peas because of their distinctive small yellow flowers....
- AphyllodiumAphyllodiumAphyllodium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ApiosApiosApios is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ApoplanesiaApoplanesiaApoplanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.-Species:Species include:*Apoplanesia cryptopetala*Apoplanesia paniculata...
- ApurimaciaApurimaciaApurimacia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ArachisArachisArachis is a genus of about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the pea family , native to South America. At least one species, the peanut , is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated for food to a small extent in South America....
- ArgyrocytisusArgyrocytisusArgyrocytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ArgyrolobiumArgyrolobiumArgyrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ArthroclianthusArthroclianthusArthroclianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AspalathusAspalathusAspalathus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. The yellow flowers and spiny habit of some species have suggested a resemblance to Ulex europaeus, the thorny "English gorse" Accordingly "Cape Gorse" has been proposed as a common name although the resemblance is largely...
- AstragalusAstragalusAstragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
- AteleiaAteleiaAteleia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Ateleia gummifera* Ateleia popenoei* Ateleia salicifolia...
- AustrodolichosAustrodolichosAustrodolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- AustrosteenisiaAustrosteenisiaAustrosteenisia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BaphiaBaphiaBaphia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Baphia abyssinica* Baphia capparidifolia* Baphia dewildeana* Baphia heudelotiana* Baphia keniensis* Baphia kirkii* Baphia latiloi...
- BaphiopsisBaphiopsisBaphiopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BaptisiaBaptisiaBaptisia is a genus of about 35 plants in the legume family. One of the better known species is Blue Wild Indigo, which is native to North America and commonly grown in gardens....
- BarbieriaBarbieriaBarbieria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BehaimiaBehaimiaBehaimia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Behaimia cubensis...
- BergeroniaBergeroniaBergeronia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BituminariaBituminariaBituminaria is small genus of perennial herbs from the family Fabaceae.-Species:* Bituminaria acaulis* Bituminaria bituminosa* Bituminaria morisiana...
- BobgunniaBobgunniaBobgunnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BocoaBocoaBocoa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae . It belongs to the sub family Faboideae . The genus is currently described as having four species;# Bocoa prouacensis# Bocoa viridiflora# Bocoa ratteri...
- BolusafraBolusafraBolusafra is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BolusanthusBolusanthusBolusanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BolusiaBolusiaBolusia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BossiaeaBossiaeaBossiaea is a genus in the pea family consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of Bossieu de la Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's expedition to Australia.Species include:...
- BowdichiaBowdichiaBowdichia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BrongniartiaBrongniartiaBrongniartia is a genus of leguminous plants, first named by Kunth after the French botanist Adolphe Brongniart.- Classification :* Brongniartia abbottiae I.M.Johnston* Brongniartia alamosana Rydb.* Brongniartia argentea Rydb....
- BryaBryaBrya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BryaspisBryaspisBryaspis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- BurkilliodendronBurkilliodendronBurkilliodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ButeaButeaButea or Flame of the Forest is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It has two species. Butea monosperma, also known as Flame of the Forest or Bastard Teak in English, Kingshuk or Palash in Bengali or Hindi, Kesudo or Khakhro in Gujarati, is native to India and...
- CadiaCadia (plant)Cadia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.Unlike most plants in the Faboideae, it has radially symmetrical flowers...
- CajanusCajanusThe genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia.Species include the Pigeon pea The genus Cajanus is a member of the family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and...
- Calia
- CalicotomeCalicotomeCalicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus.- Species :Both species of the genus are thorny shrubs.*Calicotome spinosa...
- CalleryaCalleryaCallerya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Genetic analysis shows Callerya and Wisteria to be each others' closest relatives and quite distinct from other members of the tribe Millettieae. Both have eight chromosomes....
- CallistachysCallistachysCallistachys is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CalophacaCalophacaCalophaca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CalopogoniumCalopogoniumCalopogonium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CalpurniaCalpurnia (genus)Calpurnia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Fabaceae.The genus comprises shrubs or small trees in or along the margin of forests in the eastern parts of South Africa. They shed leaves in winter unless in moist areas, where they are evergreen...
- Camoensia
- CamptosemaCamptosemaCamptosema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CampylotropisCampylotropisCampylotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CanavaliaCanavaliaCanavalia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family and comprises approximately 70-75 species of tropical vines. Members of the genus are commonly known as jack-beans. The species of Canavalia endemic to the Hawaiian Islands were named āwikiwiki by the Native Hawaiians...
- CandolleodendronCandolleodendronCandolleodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CaraganaCaraganaCaragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
- Carmichaelia
- CarrissoaCarrissoaCarrissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- CascaroniaCascaroniaCascaronia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CastanospermumCastanospermumCastanospermum australe , the only species in the genus Castanospermum, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the east coast of Australia in Queensland and New South Wales, and to the Pacific islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia.-Growth:It is a large evergreen tree growing to ...
- CentrolobiumCentrolobiumCentrolobium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Centrolobium microchaeta* Amarillo Guayaquil...
- CentrosemaCentrosemaCentrosema, the butterfly peas, are a genus of tropical American vines in the legume family . Species include:* Centrosema angustifolium Benth.* Centrosema arenarium Benth.* Centrosema brasilianum Benth....
- ChadsiaChadsiaChadsia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.- Species :This is an incomplete list of species in this genus.*Chadsia andravinensis*Chadsia coluteifolia...
- ChaetocalyxChaetocalyxChaetocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ChamaecytisusChamaecytisusChamaecytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus.C. palmensis is a tree from the Canary Islands, used as a fodder crop around the world....
- ChapmanniaChapmanniaChapmannia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Chapmannia gracilis* Chapmannia reghidensis* Chapmannia sericea* Chapmannia tinireana...
- ChesneyaChesneyaChesneya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ChorizemaChorizemaChorizema is a genus of the legume family Fabaceae.Species include:*Chorizema aciculare C.A.Gardner*Chorizema carinatum J.M.Taylor & Crisp*Chorizema circinale J.M.Taylor & Crisp*Chorizema cordatum Lindl....
- ChristiaChristiaChristia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CicerCicerCicer is a genus of the legume family Fabaceae and the only genus found in Tribe Cicereae. Its native distribution is across the Middle East and Asia...
- CladrastisCladrastisCladrastis kentukea, the Kentucky Yellowwood or American Yellowwood , is a species of Cladrastis native to the Southeastern United States, with a restricted range from western North Carolina west to eastern Oklahoma, and from southern Missouri and Indiana south to central Alabama...
- ClathrotropisClathrotropisClathrotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CleobuliaCleobuliaCleobulia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Clianthus
- ClitoriaClitoriaClitoria is a genus of flowering plants that are insect pollinated.-Distribution and uses:These plants are native to tropical and temperate areas of the Old World....
- ClitoriopsisClitoriopsisClitoriopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CochlianthusCochlianthusCochlianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CodariocalyxCodariocalyxCodariocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CollaeaCollaeaCollaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CologaniaCologaniaCologania is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ColuteaColuteaColutea is a genus of about 25 species of deciduous flowering shrubs in the legume family Fabaceae, growing from 2-5 m tall, native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia. The leaves are pinnate and light green to glaucous grey-green. The flowers are yellow to orange, pea-shaped and...
- CordylaCordylaCordyla is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Cordyla haraka* Cordyla madagascariensis* Cordyla richardii* Cordyla somalensis...
- CoronillaCoronillaThe genus Coronilla contains Old World shrubs and herbs.Coronilla species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the case-bearers Coleophora coronillae and Coleophora vicinella.Species include:* Coronilla glauca* Coronilla iberica* Coronilla minima* Coronilla...
- CoursetiaCoursetiaCoursetia is a large genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil and Peru...
- CraibiaCraibiaCraibia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Craibia atlantica...
- CranocarpusCranocarpusCranocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CraspedolobiumCraspedolobiumCraspedolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CratyliaCratyliaCratylia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Cratylia bahiensis...
- CrotalariaCrotalariaCrotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae commonly known as rattlepods. Some 600 or more species of Crotalaria are described worldwide, mostly from the tropics; at least 500 species are known from Africa. Some species of Crotalaria are grown as ornamentals...
- CruddasiaCruddasiaCruddasia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CullenCullen (genus)Cullen is a genus of legumes native to tropical, subtropical and arid regions of Africa, Asia and Australia. Despite the origin implied in the name of the constituent species Cullen americanum, legumes of this genus are not native to the Americas.Cullen was previously included in broad definitions...
- CyamopsisCyamopsisCyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across Africa, Asia and the Pacific....
- CyathostegiaCyathostegiaCyathostegia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CyclocarpaCyclocarpaCyclocarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CyclolobiumCyclolobiumCyclolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CyclopiaCyclopia (genus)Cyclopia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. The description was published by Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1808. The name Ibbetsonia, published two years later, is regarded as a synonym of this genus; John Sims had commemorated the...
- CymbosemaCymbosemaCymbosema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Dioclea....
- CytisophyllumCytisophyllumCytisophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CytisopsisCytisopsisCytisopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- CytisusCytisusCytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.-Selected species:* Cytisus arboreus DC.* Cytisus ardoini E.Fourn.* Cytisus baeticus Steud....
- DahlstedtiaDahlstedtiaDahlstedtia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DalbergiaDalbergiaDalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a wide distribution, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia...
- DalbergiellaDalbergiellaDalbergiella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DaleaDaleaDalea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie clover or indigo bush. Its name honours English apothecary Samuel Dale .-Species:-Formerly placed here:...
- DalhousieaDalhousieaDalhousiea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DaviesiaDaviesiaDaviesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae that are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of Hugh Davies, a Welsh botanist.Species include:...
- DecorseaDecorseaDecorsea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Decorsea dinteri...
- DendrolobiumDendrolobiumDendrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DerrisDerrisDerris is a climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. Its roots contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison....
- DesmodiastrumDesmodiastrumDesmodiastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DesmodiumDesmodiumDesmodium is a genus in the flowering plant family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover or beggar lice. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time....
- DewevreaDewevreaDewevrea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DichilusDichilusDichilus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DicraeopetalumDicraeopetalumDicraeopetalum is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Dicraeopetalum capuroniana* Dicraeopetalum mahafaliensis* Dicraeopetalum stipulare...
- DillwyniaDillwyniaDillwynia is a plant genus of the family Fabaceae. They are endemic to Australia, occurring in all states except the Northern Territory.Species* Dillwynia acerosa* Dillwynia acicularis* Dillwynia brunioides...
- DiocleaDiocleaDioclea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Americas. The seeds of these legumes are buoyant drift seeds, and are dispersed by rivers....
- DiphyllariumDiphyllariumDiphyllarium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DiphysaDiphysaDiphysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- DiplotropisDiplotropisDiplotropis is a genus of trees found in Brazil and parts of northern Argentina.Some representative species are:*Diplotropis purpurea*Diplotropis racemosa*Diplotropis rigidocarpa*Diplotropis ferruginea...
- DipogonDipogonDipogon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DipteryxDipteryxDipteryx is a genus containing nine species of shrubs and trees. It belongs to the "papillionoid" subfamily – Faboideae – of the legume family . This genus is native to South and Central America and the Caribbean...
- DiscolobiumDiscolobiumDiscolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DisynstemonDisynstemonDisynstemon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DolichopsisDolichopsisDolichopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DolichosDolichos (legume)Dolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It is also known as seim, lablab, or field beans.-Related links:...
- DorycniumDorycniumDorycnium is a genus of ten species in the pea family, from the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. It is related to Lotus and Tetragonolobus. Both Tetragonolobus and Dorycnium have sometimes been classified as part of Lotus....
- DroogmansiaDroogmansiaDroogmansia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DumasiaDumasiaDumasia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DunbariaDunbariaDunbaria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.- Species :* Dunbaria bella* Dunbaria circinalis* Dunbaria cumingiana* Dunbaria debilis* Dunbaria ferruginea...
- DussiaDussiaDussia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Dussia foxii...
- DysolobiumDysolobiumDysolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EbenusEbenusEbenus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.- Species :* Ebenus abyssinica* Ebenus acapulcensis* Ebenus acuminata* Ebenus albens* Ebenus andamanica...
- EchinospartumEchinospartumEchinospartum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is possibly synonymous with Genista.-Species:*Echinospartum barnadesii*Echinospartum boissieri...
- EleiotisEleiotisEleiotis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EminiaEminia (legume)Eminia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EndosamaraEndosamaraEndosamara is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EremospartonEremospartonEremosparton is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ErichseniaErichseniaErichsenia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ErinaceaErinaceaErinacea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EriosemaEriosemaEriosema is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Eriosema harmsiana...
- ErrazuriziaErrazuriziaErrazurizia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ErythrinaErythrinaErythrina is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, growing up to in height...
- EtaballiaEtaballiaEtaballia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EuchilopsisEuchilopsisEuchilopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EuchrestaEuchrestaEuchresta is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is the only genus found in Tribe Euchresteae....
- EutaxiaEutaxiaEutaxia is a genus of the family Fabaceae. They are native to Australia. Most are endemic to the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia, but a few are distributed throughout mainland Australia....
- EversmanniaEversmanniaEversmannia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ExostylesExostylesExostyles is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- EysenhardtiaEysenhardtiaEysenhardtia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Kidneywoods.-Species:...
- FiebrigiellaFiebrigiellaFiebrigiella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- FissicalyxFissicalyxFissicalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- FlemingiaFlemingiaFlemingia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- FordiaFordiaFordia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Fordia incredibilis* Fordia lanceolata* Fordia ophirensis* Fordia pauciflora...
- GalactiaGalactiaGalactia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family . It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. They do not have an unambiguous common name, being commonly called "beach peas" or "wild peas".-Selected species:...
- Galega
- GastrolobiumGastrolobiumGastrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are over 100 species in this genus, and all but two are native to the south west region of Western Australia....
- GeissaspisGeissaspisGeissaspis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- GenistaGenistaGenista is a genus of legumes which includes many species of broom. Many of these brooms are notorious as noxious weeds.Species include:*Genista aetnensis - Mount Etna broom*Genista anglica - petty whin, needle furze*Genista canariensis...
- GenistidiumGenistidiumGenistidium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- GeoffroeaGeoffroeaGeoffroea is a rather small genus of wild spiny shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical South America. Although it gathers few species, they are highly extended geographically throughout the subcontinent...
- GliricidiaGliricidiaGliricidia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.It is a small, deciduous, ornamental tree. The tree is leafless when in flower and bears fruits during April and May in India and countries with same climate. The small flowers are pale...
- Glycine
- GlycyrrhizaGlycyrrhizaGlycyrrhiza is a genus of about 18 accepted species in the legume family , with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas....
- GompholobiumGompholobiumGompholobium is a genus in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.The genus is endemic to Australia.Species include:*Gompholobium aristatum Benth.*Gompholobium aspalathoides A.Cunn...
- GonocytisusGonocytisusGonocytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- GoodiaGoodiaGoodia is a genus in the pea family, Fabaceae. The genus consists of two species, both native to Australia:*Goodia lotifolia Salisb. - Golden Tip*Goodia medicaginea F.Muell. - Western Golden-tip-External links:**...
- GrazielodendronGrazielodendronGrazielodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- GueldenstaedtiaGueldenstaedtiaGueldenstaedtia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HalimodendronHalimodendronHalimodendron is a monotypic genus of legume containing the single species Halimodendron halodendron, which is known by several common names, including common salt tree and Russian salt tree. It is native to Russia and southern Asia, but it can be found on other continents where it is an introduced...
- HammatolobiumHammatolobiumHammatolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- HaplormosiaHaplormosiaHaplormosia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Haplormosia monophylla...
- HardenbergiaHardenbergiaHardenbergia is a small genus of leguminous vines from Australia.The genus was named in honour of Franziska Countess von Hardenberg, by English botanist George Bentham, in 1837.There are three species as follows:...
- HarleyodendronHarleyodendronHarleyodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HarpalyceHarpalyce (genus)Harpalyce is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HebestigmaHebestigmaHebestigma is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HedysarumHedysarumHedysarum is a genus of the botanical family Fabaceae, consisting of about 309 species of annual or perennial herbs in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America.-Description:...
- HerpyzaHerpyzaHerpyza is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HesperolaburnumHesperolaburnumHesperolaburnum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HippocrepisHippocrepisHippocrepis is a genus of ornamental plants in the family Fabaceae....
- HoitaHoitaHoita is a small genus of legumes containing three species. They bear attractive purple or fuchsia flowers in large inflorescences similar to those of kudzu. They are known commonly as scurfpeas or leatherroots and are closely related to the psoraleas. They are found almost exclusively in...
- HolocalyxHolocalyxHolocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HoveaHoveaHovea is a genus of perennial shrubs which are native to Australia. Species from this genus are occasionally cultivated as ornamental plants.Species include:...
- HumulariaHumulariaHumularia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HymenocarposHymenocarposHymenocarpos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HymenolobiumHymenolobiumHymenolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- HypocalyptusHypocalyptusHypocalyptus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae and is the only genus found in Tribe Hypocalypteae....
- IndigoferaIndigoferaIndigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.The species are mostly shrubs, though some are herbaceous, and a few can become small trees up to tall. Most are dry-season or winter deciduous. The leaves are pinnate with 5–31 leaflets and the...
- InocarpusInocarpusInocarpus is a small genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. It has three species distributed in Malesia.-Species:* Inocarpus fagifer Fosberg - Tahitian Chestnut...
- IsotropisIsotropisIsotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae . The genus is endemic to Australia.Species include:*Isotropis atropurpurea F.Muell. – Poison Sage*Isotropis canescens F.Muell.*Isotropis centralis Maconochie...
- JacksoniaJacksoniaJacksonia is a genus of leafless broom-like shrub in the flowering plant family Fabaceae. Endemic to Australia, they occur in a range of habitats in all Australian states except South Australia.-List of species:...
- KennediaKennediaKennedia is a genus of plants comprising 16 species, all native to Australia. They are evergreen climbing plants with woody stems. Thet usually have trifoliate leaves and pea-type flowers of various colours from pink to dark red and yellow to black...
- KotschyaKotschyaKotschya is a genus of about 30 species of legumes in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Kotschya platyphylla...
- KummerowiaKummerowiaKummerowia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Lablab
- LaburnumLaburnumLaburnum is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, Laburnum anagyroides and L. alpinum . They are native to the mountains of southern Europe from France to the Balkan Peninsula...
- LamprolobiumLamprolobiumLamprolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- LathyrusLathyrusLathyrus is a genus of flowering plant species known as sweet peas and vetchlings. Lathyrus is in the legume family Fabaceae and contains approximately 160 species. They are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in...
- LatrobeaLatrobeaLatrobea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- LebeckiaLebeckiaLebeckia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Lebeckia brevicarpa* Lebeckia brevipes* Lebeckia candolleana* Lebeckia contaminata* Lebeckia dinteri* Lebeckia pauciflora...
- LecointeaLecointeaLecointea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Lecointea amazonica* Lecointea ovalifolia...
- LenneaLenneaLennea is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Lennea viridiflora...
- LensLens (genus)The genus Lens of the legume family Fabaceae contains four species of small, erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods...
- LeptoderrisLeptoderrisLeptoderris is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae or also Papilionoideae...
- LeptodesmiaLeptodesmiaLeptodesmia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- LeptosemaLeptosemaLeptosema is an Western Australian genus from the legume family Fabaceae....
- LespedezaLespedezaLespedeza is a genus of some 40 species of flowering plants in the pea family , commonly known as bush clovers or Japanese clovers...
- LessertiaLessertia (plant)Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.-Species list:* L. affinis* L. annularis* L. benguellensis* L. brachypus* L. brachystachya* L. capitata...
- LeucomphalosLeucomphalosLeucomphalos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- LipariaLiparia (legume)Liparia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- LonchocarpusLonchocarpusLonchocarpus is a plant genus in the legume family . The species are called lancepods due to their fruit resembling an ornate lance tip or a few beads on a string....
- LotononisLotononisLotononis is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family and in the Crotalarieae tribe. This is a partial list of species that belong to the genus:* Lotononis adpressa N. E. Br.* Lotononis angolensis Welw. ex Baker...
- LotusLotus (genus)Lotus is a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from...
- LuetzelburgiaLuetzelburgiaLuetzelburgia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- LupinLupinLupinus, commonly known as Lupins or lupines , is a genus in the legume family . The genus comprises about 280 species , with major centers of diversity in South and western North America , and the Andes and secondary centers in the Mediterranean region and Africa Lupinus, commonly known as Lupins...
us - LuzoniaLuzoniaLuzonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MaackiaMaackiaMaackia is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern Asia.They are small to medium-sized deciduous trees typically growing 10-15 m tall. The leaves are compound pinnate, with 7-17 leaflets. The flowers are fragrant, white, yellowish, or greenish, produced...
- MachaeriumMachaeriumMachaerium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species:* Machaerium chambersii*Machaerium cirrhiferum * Machaerium cuzcoense* Machaerium glabripes* Machaerium nicaraguense...
- MacropsychanthusMacropsychanthusMacropsychanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MacroptiliumMacroptiliumMacroptilium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MacrotylomaMacrotylomaMacrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans.Species include:*Macrotyloma africanum*Macrotyloma axillare*Macrotyloma daltonii*Macrotyloma densiflorum*Macrotyloma ellipticum...
- MargaritolobiumMargaritolobiumMargaritolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MarinaMarina (genus)Marina is a genus of legumes. They are known as the false prairie clovers.Selected species:*Marina brevis*Marina calycosa*Marina diffusa*Marina nutans*Marina orcuttii*Marina parryi*Marina peninsularis...
- MastersiaMastersiaMastersia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MecopusMecopusMecopus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- MedicagoMedicagoMedicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover. The name is based on Latin medica 'alfalfa, lucerne,' from 'Median .'...
- Melilotus
- MelliniellaMelliniellaMelliniella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- MelolobiumMelolobiumMelolobium is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the legume family . It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.-Species:...
- MildbraediodendronMildbraediodendronMildbraediodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. The genus was named in honor of the German botanist Johannes Mildbraed....
- MillettiaMillettiaMillettia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It consists of about 150 species, which are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.-Species:Species include:* Millettia aurea*Millettia brandisiana...
- MirbeliaMirbeliaMirbelia is the botanical name of a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia.-Species:* Mirbelia aotoides F. Muell.* Mirbelia baueri J. Thompson...
- MonopteryxMonopteryxMonopteryx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MucunaMucunaMucuna is a genus of around 100 accepted species of climbing vines and shrubs of the family Fabaceae, found worldwide in the woodlands of tropical areas....
- MuelleranthusMuelleranthusMuelleranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MunduleaMunduleaMundulea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MyrocarpusMyrocarpusMyrocarpus is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Myrocarpus frondosus...
- MyrospermumMyrospermumMyrospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- MyroxylonMyroxylonMyroxylon J.R.Forst. & G.Forst is a synonym of Xylosma.Myroxylon is a genus of two species of Central American and South American trees in the Fabaceae . The tree is well known in the western world as the source for Peru balsam and Tolu balsam. The tree is often called Quina or Balsamo...
- MysanthusMysanthusMysanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NeocollettiaNeocollettiaNeocollettia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NeoharmsiaNeoharmsiaNeoharmsia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Neoharmsia baronii* Neoharmsia madagascariensis...
- NeonotoniaNeonotoniaNeonotonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NeorautaneniaNeorautaneniaNeorautanenia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NeorudolphiaNeorudolphiaNeorudolphia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NephrodesmusNephrodesmusNephrodesmus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NesphostylisNesphostylisNesphostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NissoliaNissoliaNissolia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- NograNograNogra is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Olneya
- Onobrychis
- OnonisOnonisOnonis is a large genus of perennial herbs and shrubs from the legume family Fabaceae. The members of this genus are often called restharrows as some species are arable weeds whose tough stems would stop the harrow...
- OphrestiaOphrestiaOphrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- OrbexilumOrbexilumOrbexilum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Species include:*Orbexilum chiapasanum*Orbexilum lupinellum*Orbexilum macrophyllum*Orbexilum oliganthum...
- OreophysaOreophysaOreophysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- OrmocarpopsisOrmocarpopsisOrmocarpopsis is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Ormocarpopsis aspera* Ormocarpopsis calcicola* Ormocarpopsis itremoensis* Ormocarpopsis mandrarensis* Ormocarpopsis parvifolia...
- OrmocarpumOrmocarpumOrmocarpum is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Ormocarpum dhofarense* Ormocarpum klainei...
- OrmosiaOrmosiaOrmosia is a genus of legumes . The more than 110 living species, mostly trees or large shrubs, are distributed throughout the tropical regions of the world, some extending into temperate zones, especially in East Asia. A few species are threatened by habitat destruction, while the Hainan Ormosia...
- OrnithopusOrnithopusOrnithopus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.Selected species:*Ornithopus compressus—yellow serradella*Ornithopus micranthus*Ornithopus perpusillus—little white bird's foot*Ornithopus pinnatus—orange bird's foot...
- OryxisOryxisOryxis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- OstryocarpusOstryocarpusOstryocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- OtholobiumOtholobiumOtholobium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.- Species :* Otholobium bractolatum* Otholobium caffrum* Otholobium candicans* Otholobium decumbens* Otholobium foliosum* Otholobium fruticans...
- OtopteraOtopteraOtoptera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- OxylobiumOxylobiumOxylobium , also known as Shaggy Pea, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae . The genus is native to Australia.Species include:*Oxylobium aciculiferum Benth....
- OxyrhynchusOxyrhynchus (genus)Oxyrhynchus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- OxytropisOxytropisOxytropis is a genus of plants in the legume family. It is one of two genera of plants known as locoweeds, and are notorious for being toxic to grazing animals. The other locoweed genus is the closely related Astragalus. There are about 300 species native to Eurasia and North America. Several...
- PachyrhizusPachyrhizusPachyrhizus is a small genus of five or six species of tropical and subtropical plants growing from large, often edible taproots.- Jícama :...
- PanureaPanureaPanurea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ParacalyxParacalyxParacalyx is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Paracalyx balfourii...
- ParamachaeriumParamachaeriumParamachaerium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Paramachaerium schunkei...
- ParochetusParochetusParochetus is a genus of perennial herbs.-Species list:* Parochetus africanus* Parochetus communis Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Shamrock pea...
- ParryellaParryellaParryella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PearsoniaPearsoniaPearsonia is an African plant genus of some 12 species belonging to the family Fabaceae and occurring south of the equator with 1 species found on Madagascar....
- PediomelumPediomelumPediomelum is a genus of legumes known as Indian breadroots. These are glandular perennial plants with palmately-arranged leaves. They have a main erect stem with inflorescences of blue or purple flowers and produce hairy legume pods containing beanlike seeds...
- PeltieraPeltieraPeltiera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PeriandraPeriandraPeriandra is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PericopsisPericopsisPericopsis is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* African Teak * Nandu Wood...
- PetaladeniumPetaladeniumPetaladenium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PeteriaPeteriaPeteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.Species include:*Peteria glandulosa*Peteria scoparia*Peteria thompsoniae...
- PetteriaPetteriaPetteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PhaseolusPhaseolusPhaseolus is a genus in the family Fabaceae of about fifty plant species, all native to the Americas.At least four of the species have been domesticated since pre-Columbian times for their beans. Most prominent among these is the common bean, P...
- PhylaciumPhylaciumPhylacium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PhyllodiumPhyllodiumPhyllodium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PhyllotaPhyllotaPhyllota is an Australian genus from the family Fabaceae, a biological grouping of flowering plants.Species include:*Phyllota barbata Benth.*Phyllota diffusa F.Muell.*Phyllota gracilis Turcz.*Phyllota grandiflora Benth....
- PhylloxylonPhylloxylonPhylloxylon is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species, all of which are found only in Madagascar:* Phylloxylon arenicola* Phylloxylon decipiens* Phylloxylon perrieri* Phylloxylon phillipsonii...
- PhysostigmaPhysostigmaPhysostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Pickeringia
- PictetiaPictetiaPictetia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PiptanthusPiptanthusPiptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PiscidiaPiscidiaPiscidia is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin words piscis, meaning "fish," and caedo, meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts from the plant to poison fish.-Selected species:* Piscidia...
- PisumPisumPisum is a genus of the family Fabaceae, native to southwest Asia and northeast Africa. It contains one to five species, depending on taxonomic interpretation; the International Legume Database accepts three species, one with two subspecies :...
- PlagiocarpusPlagiocarpusPlagiocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PlatycelyphiumPlatycelyphiumPlatycelyphium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PlatycyamusPlatycyamusPlatycyamus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PlatylobiumPlatylobiumPlatylobium is a genus of shrubs in the Fabaceae family. Native to south eastern Australia, they occur in a range of habitats of the coastal regions. The genus was first described by James Edward Smith, and is closely allied to another genera within the bossiaeeae grouping, Bossiaea.The plants...
- PlatymisciumPlatymisciumPlatymiscium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Brazil. It contains 19 species according to Klitgaard . Platymiscium' is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species...
- PlatypodiumPlatypodiumPlatypodium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- PlatysepalumPlatysepalumPlatysepalum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PodalyriaPodalyriaPodalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PodocytisusPodocytisusPodocytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PoecilanthePoecilanthePoecilanthe is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Poecilanthe ovalifolia* Lapachillo...
- PoiretiaPoiretiaPoiretia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PoiteaPoiteaPoitea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PolhilliaPolhilliaPolhillia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PongamiopsisPongamiopsisPongamiopsis is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family native to Madagascar.- Species of Pongamiopsis :* Pongamiopsis amygdalina* Pongamiopsis pervilleana* Pongamiopsis viguieri* Pongamiopsis cloiselli...
- PseudarthriaPseudarthriaPseudarthria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PseudeminiaPseudeminiaPseudeminia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It comes from 4 species in tropical Africa....
- PseudoeriosemaPseudoeriosemaPseudoeriosema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PseudovignaPseudovignaPseudovigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PsophocarpusPsophocarpusPsophocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PsoraleaPsoraleaPsoralea is a genus in the legume family . Although most species are poisonous, the starchy roots of P. esculenta and P. hypogaea are edible...
- PsoralidiumPsoralidiumPsoralidium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Species include:*Psoralidium junceum*Psoralidium lanceolatum*Psoralidium tenuiflorum...
- PsorothamnusPsorothamnusPsorothamnus is a genus of plants in the legume family. These are shrubs and small trees. Many are known by the general common name indigo bush. Some are referred to as daleas, as this genus was once included in genus Dalea. These are generally thorny, thickly branched, strongly scented bushes...
- PterocarpusPterocarpusPterocarpus 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...
- PterodonPterodon (legume)Pterodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- PtycholobiumPtycholobiumPtycholobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Tephrosia....
- PtychosemaPtychosemaPtychosema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- PuerariaPuerariaPueraria is a genus of 15–20 species of plants native to Asia.The genus is polyphyletic, with different species being related to species in Glycine , Amphicarpaea, Nogra, Teyleria, Neonotonia, Pseudovigna, Pseudeminia, Pachyrhizus , and other genera of the tribe Phaseoleae.- Species :The...
- PultenaeaPultenaeaPultenaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae-Faboideae that are native to Australia.Pultenaea is commonly known as “egg and bacon”, “golden” or “bush peas”.The genus is found in south west Western Australia and the eastern states...
- PycnosporaPycnosporaPycnospora is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- PyranthusPyranthusPyranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RafniaRafniaRafnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RamorinoaRamorinoaRamorinoa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RetamaRetamaRetama is a genus of flowering bushes in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the broom tribe, Genisteae. Retama broom bushes are found natively in North Africa, the Levant and some parts of southern Europe. The GRIN database lists three species: Retama raetam, Retama monosperma, and Retama...
- RhodopisRhodopis (legume)Rhodopis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RhynchosiaRhynchosiaRhynchosia is a genus of plants in the Fabaceae family.Species include:* Rhynchosia americana* Rhynchosia calosperma* Rhynchosia caribaea* Rhynchosia chapmanii* Rhynchosia chimanimaniensis...
- RhynchotropisRhynchotropisRhynchotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RiedeliellaRiedeliellaRiedeliella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RobiniaRobiniaRobinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, native to North America and northern Mexico. Commonly known as "locusts", they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4-25 m tall. The leaves are pinnate with 7-21 oval leaflets. The flowers are white or pink, in...
- RobynsiophytonRobynsiophytonRobynsiophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RothiaRothia (legume)Rothia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- RupertiaRupertiaRupertia is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. There are three species native to western North America, especially California. Two of the species are quite rare.Three species:...
- SakoanalaSakoanalaSakoanala is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Sakoanala madagascariensis...
- SalweeniaSalweeniaSalweenia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SarcodumSarcodumSarcodum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SartoriaSartoriaSartoria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SchefflerodendronSchefflerodendronSchefflerodendron is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Schefflerodendron usambarense...
- ScorpiurusScorpiurus (plant)For the fly genus, see Scorpiurus .Scorpiurus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub-family Faboideae. It contains only two species: Scorpiurus muricatus, which is used in gardening and in salads as a garnish, and Scorpiurus vermiculatus. Both are...
- SellocharisSellocharisSellocharis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SesbaniaSesbaniaSesbania is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae and the only genus found in Tribe Sesbanieae. Notable species include the Rattlebox , Spiny Sesbania , and Sesbania sesban, which is used in cooking...
- ShuteriaShuteriaShuteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SinodolichosSinodolichosSinodolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SmirnowiaSmirnowiaSmirnowia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SmithiaSmithiaSmithia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SoemmeringiaSoemmeringiaSoemmeringia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SophoraSophoraSophora is a genus of about 45 species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family, Fabaceae. The species are native to southeast Europe, southern Asia, Australasia, various islands in the Pacific Ocean, western South America, the western United States, the Southern US...
- Spartidium
- Spartium
- SpathionemaSpathionemaSpathionema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SpatholobusSpatholobusSpatholobus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SphaerolobiumSphaerolobiumSphaerolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory.Species include:*Sphaerolobium acanthos - Grampians Globe-pea...
- SphaerophysaSphaerophysa (plant)Sphaerophysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. There are two species. Sphaerophysa kotschyana is a sensitive plant endemic to Central Anatolia. Sphaerophysa salsula, on the other hand, is an Asian plant that is well-known on other...
- SphenostylisSphenostylisSphenostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SphinctospermumSphinctospermumSphinctospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SpirotropisSpirotropisSpirotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SpongiocarpellaSpongiocarpellaSpongiocarpella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- StauracanthusStauracanthusStauracanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be a synonym of the genus Genista....
- StirtonanthusStirtonanthusStirtonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Streblorrhiza
- StrongylodonStrongylodonStrongylodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- StrophostylesStrophostylesStrophostyles is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- StylosanthesStylosanthesStylosanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- StyphnolobiumStyphnolobiumStyphnolobium is a small genus of three or four species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, formerly included within a broader interpretation of the genus Sophora. The species of Styphnolobium differ from Sophora in lacking the ability to form symbioses...
- SwainsonaSwainsonaSwainsona is a large genus of flowering plants native to Australasia. There are 85 species, all but one of which is endemic to Australia; the exception, S...
- SwartziaSwartziaSwartzia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Swartzia aureosericea* Swartzia bombycina* Swartzia cardiosperma* Swartzia cubensis...
- SweetiaSweetiaSweetia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- SylvichadsiaSylvichadsiaSylvichadsia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- TadehagiTadehagiTadehagi is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- TaraleaTaraleaTaralea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- TavernieraTavernieraTaverniera is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Taverniera sericophylla...
- TempletoniaTempletoniaTempletonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. They are native to Australia.The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist.Species include:* Tempetonia aculeata* Templetonia battii...
- TephrosiaTephrosiaTephrosia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word τεφρος , meaning "ash-colored," referring to the greyish tint given to the leaves by their dense trichomes.-Uses:...
- TeramnusTeramnusTeramnus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- TeyleriaTeyleriaTeyleria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- ThermopsisThermopsisThermopsis is a genus of 8 to 23 species of legumes, native to temperate North America and east Asia. They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners.-Species:* Thermopsis alpina...
- TipuanaTipuanaTipuana belongs to subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae. It has sessile leaves, and produces samara .-List of species:*Tipuana amazonica Ducke...
- TrifidacanthusTrifidacanthusTrifidacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Trifolium
- TrigonellaTrigonellaTrigonella is a genus from the family Fabaceae. The best known member is the herb Fenugreek.-Species:The genus Trigonella currently has 37 recognized species:* Trigonella anguina Delile* Trigonella arabica Delile...
- TripodionTripodionTripodion is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- UleanthusUleanthusUleanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Ulex
- UrariaUrariaUraria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- UribeaUribeaUribea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- UrodonUrodonUrodon is a small genus from the family Fabaceae native to southwestern Australia....
- VandasinaVandasinaVandasina is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- VataireaVataireaVatairea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- VataireopsisVataireopsisVataireopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- VatovaeaVatovaeaVatovaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- VaviloviaVaviloviaVavilovia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- VermifruxVermifruxVermifrux is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with the genus Dorycnopsis....
- ViciaViciaVicia is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants commonly known as vetches. It is in the legume family . Member species are native to Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. Some other genera of their subfamily Faboideae also have names containing "vetch", for example the...
- VignaVignaThe genus Vigna is in the plant family Fabaceae. The genus is named after Domenico Vigna, an Italian botanist of the 17th century. They include some well-known and other less well-known beans formerly — and sometimes still, especially in non-scholarly sources — included in the genus Phaseolus...
- ViminariaViminariaViminaria juncea is the single species in the genus Viminaria endemic to Australia. The genus is in the pea family Fabaceae. It is colloquially known as native broom after its resemblance to the related European broom plants....
- VirgiliaVirgilia (genus)Virgilia is a genus of Southern African trees in the family Fabaceae, having shiny to hairy pinnate leaves and attractive mauve to pink pea-shaped flowers followed by leathery pods...
- WeberbauerellaWeberbauerellaWeberbauerella is a South American genus of herb, currently containing a single accepted species Weberbauerella brongniartioides....
- WiborgiaWiborgiaWiborgia is an African genus of the family Fabaceae. It was named for Erik Viborg by Carl Peter Thunberg.-References:Dahlgren, Rolf Studies on Wiborgia Thunb. and related species of Lebeckia Thunb. . Opera Botanica, 38, 1-83....
- WisteriaWisteriaWisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria...
- XanthocercisXanthocercisXanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae. Species include:*Xanthocercis madagascariensis Baill. - Madagascar*Xanthocercis rabiensis Maesen...
- ZollerniaZollerniaZollernia is a genus of the family Fabaceae native to Central and South America. Zollernia are trees or shrubs that flower annually....
- ZorniaZorniaZornia is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs from the legume family Fabaceae.-Species:*Zornia albiflora Mohlenbr.*Zornia bracteata J. F...
See also
- Winged BeanWinged beanThe Winged bean , also known as the Goa bean and Asparagus Pea and Winged Pea, is a tropical legume plant native to New Guinea. It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India, Burma, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It does well in humid tropics with high...
, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus - FenugreekFenugreekFenugreek is a plant in the family Fabaceae. Fenugreek is used both as a herb and as a spice . The leaves and sprouts are also eaten as vegetables...
, Trigonella foenum-graecum - AngsanaAngsanaPterocarpus indicus is a species of Pterocarpus native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in Cambodia, southernmost China, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the...
, or Burmese Rosewood, Pterocarpus indicus