Fabaceae — Legume Family
Acacia cognata Domin
Acacia cognata Domin
Acacia cognata (bower wattle) is a flowering shrub or tree native to south-eastern Australian forests.
Acacia colletioides Benth.
Acacia colletioides Benth.
Acacia colletioides is a flowering shrub or tree native to dry regions of south-eastern and south-western Australia.
Acacia bakeri Maiden
Acacia bakeri Maiden
Acacia bakeri is a large Australian acacia tree with pale yellow flowers, unusual pre-dispersal seed germination, and useful timber.
Acacia complanata A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Acacia complanata A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Acacia complanata is a flowering Australian wattle that is a popular horticultural plant suited for suburban gardens.
Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd.
Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd.
Acacia heterophylla, the highland tamarind, is a tree endemic to Réunion Island, introduced to Madagascar, closely related to Hawaii's Acacia koa.
Acacia nyssophylla F.Muell.
Acacia nyssophylla F.Muell.
Acacia nyssophylla F.Muell. is an Australian prickly shrub that bears golden flowers from July to November.
Acacia sclerophylla Lindl.
Acacia sclerophylla Lindl.
Acacia sclerophylla Lindl. is a hardy Australian shrub used for roadside hydroseeding, grown for its attractive yellow flowers.
Acacia farinosa Lindl.
Acacia farinosa Lindl.
Acacia farinosa, mealy wattle, is a small Australian shrub used as a coastal horticultural groundcover.
Acacia baeuerlenii Maiden & R.T.Baker
Acacia baeuerlenii Maiden & R.T.Baker
Acacia baeuerlenii is a slender wattle shrub found growing in sandy forest soil in eastern Australia.
Acacia pentadenia Lindl.
Acacia pentadenia Lindl.
Acacia pentadenia Lindl., commonly called cat bush, is a flowering shrub/tree native to southwestern Western Australia.
Acacia drummondii Lindl.
Acacia drummondii Lindl.
Acacia drummondii is a species of flowering shrub native to south-western Western Australia with several recognised subspecies.
Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntze
Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntze
Pentaclethra macroloba is a variable neotropical tree with multiple seed dispersal methods that often forms monospecific stands.
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
Senegalia catechu is a deciduous thorny tree native to South and Southeast Asia, used for food, medicine, and many other purposes.
Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Senegalia polyacantha, the many-thorned white thorn, is a tall flowering tree with medicinal and animal-repellent uses.
Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton
Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton
Senegalia senegal is a small thorny deciduous tree native to Africa and parts of South Asia, best known as the source of high-quality gum arabic.
Senegalia gilliesii (Steud.) Seigler & Ebinger
Senegalia gilliesii (Steud.) Seigler & Ebinger
Senegalia gilliesii is a thorn-bearing South American woody plant that grows in dry scrub, savanna, and subtropical woodlands.
Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) P.J.H.Hurter
Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) P.J.H.Hurter
Vachellia drepanolobium, commonly called whistling thorn, is a thorny acacia native to East Africa with diverse uses and ecological traits.
Vachellia haematoxylon (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia haematoxylon (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia haematoxylon is a protected tree native to parts of Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.
Vachellia reficiens (Wawra) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Vachellia reficiens (Wawra) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Vachellia reficiens is a hardy African thorn tree that has various uses for local human populations.
Vachellia tortuosa (L.) Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia tortuosa (L.) Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia tortuosa is a small thorny shrub or tree with compound yellow-flowered growth and curved moniliform fruit.
Vachellia seyal (Delile) P.J.H.Hurter
Vachellia seyal (Delile) P.J.H.Hurter
Vachellia seyal is an African thorn acacia that also grows in Arabian wadis, sometimes housing mutualistic ants in swollen thorns.
Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia leucophloea is a moderate-sized South/Southeast Asian tree with documented medicinal, culinary, and wood uses.
Vachellia collinsii (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia collinsii (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger
Vachellia collinsii is an ant-acacia tree native to Central America and parts of Africa that forms a well-studied symbiosis with protective ants.
Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville
Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville
Stryphnodendron adstringens is a Brazilian legume that serves as a food source for Holcocera cerradicola moth larvae.
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