Leguminosae

Of rosid dicot family and Rosales.   May also be referred to as Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family and pea family.

A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae.

This concept's ID is @1~59052

Rosid Dicot Genus

  • Arachis 1 facts

    A genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut).

  • Centrolobium 1 facts

    A genus of Centrolobium.

  • Coumarouna 1 facts

    Tropical American trees: tonka beans.

  • Hymenaea 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American timber trees.

  • genus Melilotus 1 facts

    Old World herbs: the sweet clovers.

  • Swainsona 1 facts

    A genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas.

  • Trifolium 1 facts

    Any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets.

  • Tamarindus 1 facts

    Widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa.

  • Brya 0 facts

    Genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardw...

Rosid Dicot Family

  • Papilionoideae 104 facts

    Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionacea...

  • Caesalpinioideae 15 facts

    Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae.

  • Mimosoideae 14 facts

    Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae.

  • Mimosaceae 0 facts

    Family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals...

  • Caesalpiniaceae 0 facts

    Spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia,...

  • Papilionaceae 0 facts

    Leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included...

Legume

  • legume 19 facts

    An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae.

  • wild pea 6 facts

    Any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines.

  • bean 4 facts

    Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods.

Also contains

  • locust 6 facts

    Any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae.

  • Physostigma 1 facts

    African woody vines: calabar beans.