list of plants in the family Fabaceae
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Commonly known as the pea family,Fabaceae features about 670 genera and nearly 20,000 species of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs. Distributed worldwide, members of the family are generally characterized by compoundleaves and the production of fruits known aslegumes. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in Fabaceae, arranged alphabetically by common name.
- acacia (genusAcacia)
- alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- almendro (Dipteryx oleifera)
- bean (genusPhaseolus)
- common bean (P. vulgaris)
- green bean (P. vulgaris)
- lima bean (P. lunatus)
- scarlet runner bean (P. coccineus)
- bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
- bush clover (genusLespedeza)
- broom (genusCytisus)
- carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
- chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
- clover (genusTrifolium)
- crown vetch (Securigera varia)
- fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
- honey locust (Gleditsia species)
- hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
- indigo (genusIndigofera)
- jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
- kakabeak (genusClianthus)
- Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioica)
- kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
- kudzu vine (Pueraria montana)
- laburnum (genusLaburnum)
- golden chain (L. anagyroides)
- lentil (Lens culinaris)
- licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
- locoweed (Astragalus andOxytropis species)
- locust (genusRobinia)
- logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum)
- lupine (genusLupinus)
- Texas bluebonnet (L. texensis andL. subcarnosus)
- mesquite (genusProsopis)
- mimosa (genusMimosa)
- sensitive plant (M. pudica)
- narra (Pterocarpus species)
- pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
- palo verde (genusParkinsonia)
- pea (Pisum sativum)
- peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
- redbud (genusCercis)
- rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
- royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
- senna (genusSenna)
- silk tree (genusAlbizia)
- smoke tree (Dalea spinosa)
- soybean (Glycine max)
- suicide tree (Tachigali versicolor)
- sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea)
- tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
- vetch (genusVicia)
- broad bean (V. faba)
- genusVigna
- adzuki bean (V. angularis)
- cowpea (V. unguiculata)
- mung bean (V. radiata)
- wisteria (genusWisteria)