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Search for Legume Taxa

Search for taxa represented in the DELEP holdings. Click on the scientific name of a taxon to see its taxon profile!

Taxonsort descending Subfamily Common name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range No. Seed Accessions No. Living Accessions
Brachystegia glaucescens
Detarioideae
  • mountian acacia
1 0
Brachystegia spiciformis
Detarioideae
  • msasa
1 0
Brongniartia alamosana
Papilionoideae
  • Alamos pea tree
  • vara prieta (Spanish)
2 1
Brongniartia tenuifolia
Papilionoideae 1 0
Burkea africana
Caesalpinioideae
  • false ash
  • red seringa
  • mukarati (Shona)
  • umnondo (Ndebele)
1 0
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Caesalpinioideae
  • red bird-of-paradise
  • tavachín (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
  • Caribbean
10 2
Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava
Caesalpinioideae
  • yellow bird-of-paradise
  • tavachín (Spanish)
2 0
Caesalpinia sappan
Caesalpinioideae
  • sappanwood
  • Indian redwood
1 0
Cajanus cajan
Papilionoideae
  • pigeon pea
  • Angola pea
  • Congo pea
  • dhal
  • gandul
3 0
Cajanus scabaeoides
Papilionoideae
  • showy pigeonpea
1 0
Calicotome villosa
Papilionoideae
  • spiny broom
2 1
Calliandra californica
Caesalpinioideae
  • Baja California fairy duster
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
3 1
Calliandra conferta
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
1 0
Calliandra eriophylla
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
shrub
subshrub
  • Southwestern North America
11 2
Calliandra haematocephala
Caesalpinioideae
  • Red powderpuff
3 0
Calliandra houstoniana var. calothrysis
Caesalpinioideae 1 0
Calliandra humilis
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
  • dwarf stickpea
1 1
Calliandra humilis var. humilis
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
  • dwarf stickpea
2 0
Calliandra humilis var. reticulata
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
13 1
Calliandra peninsularis
Caesalpinioideae
  • Baja fairy duster
1 0
Calopogonium coeruleum
Papilionoideae
  • jicama
1 0
Calpurnia aurea
Papilionoideae
  • wild laburnum
  • muguru (Eastern Shona)
1 0
Calpurnia sericea
Papilionoideae 1 0
Canavalia cathartica
Papilionoideae
  • maunaloa
3 0
Canavalia ensiformis
Papilionoideae
  • jack bean
  • fanta fanta (Wolof)
2 0