Search for Legume Taxa

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Taxon Subfamily Common name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range No. Seed Accessionssort ascending No. Living Accessions
Acacia deanei
Caesalpinioideae
  • Deane's wattle
  • green wattle
 2 1
Acacia dealbata
Caesalpinioideae
  • silver wattle
 2 1
Dichrostachys cinerea
Caesalpinioideae
  • sicklebush
  • Chinese lanterns
  • mupangara (Shona)
  • ugagu (Ndebele)
 2 0
Neptunia pubescens var. pubescens
Caesalpinioideae
  • yellowpuff
 2 1
Crotalaria retusa
Papilionoideae
  • yellow rattle-box
  • wedge-leaf crotalaria
 2 0
Mundulea sericea
Papilionoideae
  • mundulea
  • cork bush
  • mupumhamhene (Shona)
  • umsindandlovu (Ndebele)
 2 2
Desmodium psilocarpum
Papilionoideae
  • Santa Cruz Island ticktrefoil
 2 0
Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Papilionoideae
  • sea bean
 2 0
Mariosousa coulteri
Caesalpinioideae
  • Coulter acacia
  • Southern North America
2 1
Acacia citrinoviridis
Caesalpinioideae
  • black mulga
  • river jam
 2 2
Desmodium intortum
Papilionoideae
  • green-leaved desmodium
 2 0
Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
Caesalpinioideae
  • umbrella thorn
  • umsasane (Zulu)
  • mushu (Sotho)
  • moshu (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
2 1
Mimosa strigillosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • powderpuff
  • vergonzosa (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • South Central North America
  • Southeastern North America
  • South Central South America
2 2
Desmodium discolor
Papilionoideae
  • horse marmalade
 2 0
Vachellia tortilis
Caesalpinioideae
  • umbrella thorn
  • Southern Africa
  • East Africa
  • West Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Southwestern Asia
2 0
Mimosa palmeri
Caesalpinioideae
  • chopo
 2 1
Desmodium barbatum
Papilionoideae 2 0
Mimosa lacerata
Caesalpinioideae
small tree
shrub
  • Central Mexico
  • Southern Mexico
2 0
Mimosa farinosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • tusca blanca (Spanish)
  • shinque (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southern South America
2 2
Dalea wrightii
Papilionoideae
  • Wright's prairie clover
 2 1
Dalea pulchra
Papilionoideae
  • indigo bush
 2 1
Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii
Caesalpinioideae
  • paperbark acacia
  • umbrella thorn
  • mubayamhondoro (Shona)
  • Southern Africa
2 0
Dalea tomentosa var. mota
Papilionoideae
  • mota
 2 2
Melilotus officinalis
Papilionoideae
  • yellow sweet clover
 2 0
Desmanthus bicornutus
Caesalpinioideae
  • two-horn bundleflower
 2 1

Taxa Found: 1281