• Deprecated function: Optional parameter $terms declared before required parameter $node is implicitly treated as a required parameter in include_once() (line 1445 of /var/www/quickstart.cals.arizona.edu/includes/bootstrap.inc).
  • Deprecated function: Optional parameter $args declared before required parameter $node is implicitly treated as a required parameter in include_once() (line 1445 of /var/www/quickstart.cals.arizona.edu/includes/bootstrap.inc).

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!

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