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Fabaceae — Legume Family

1498 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Bauhinia racemosa Lam. is a tree with distinct leaves, bark, fruits, eaten by grizzled giant squirrels, and its leaves are used to make beedi.

Tylosema esculentum, the marama bean, is a drought-tolerant arid southern African perennial legume grown for its highly nutritious edible seeds.

Phanera vahlii is a fast-growing perennial fabaceous liana native to the Indian subcontinent with edible roasted seeds.

Phanera kockiana, the climbing bauhinia, is a 30+ m liana native to the East Indies and Malay Peninsula.

Lysiphyllum hookeri is an Australian tree with butterfly-like leaves, grown widely as a drought-tolerant ornamental plant.

Lysiphyllum cunninghamii is an Australian tree with multiple traditional and practical uses for people and wildlife.

Barklya syringifolia, the only species in Australian genus Barklya, is a legume tree often grown as an ornamental.

Piliostigma reticulatum is a perennial shrub native to African savannahs, used locally for medicine, forage, crafts and food.

Cercis chinensis Bunge (Chinese redbud) is a Chinese Fabaceae plant grown ornamentally and used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Petalostylis labicheoides, the butterfly bush, is an Australian rounded yellow-flowered shrub growing 1–3 m tall.

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