Papilionoideae

Of rosid dicot family and Leguminosae.   May also be referred to as subfamily Papilionoideae.

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

This concept's ID is @1~62634

Rosid Dicot Genus

  • Dalbergia 5 facts

    Large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated...

  • genus Crotalaria 3 facts

    Large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of...

  • Genista 3 facts

    Chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom.

  • Andira 2 facts

    Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa.

  • Anthyllis 2 facts

    Genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs.

  • Canavalia 2 facts

    Herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics.

  • genus Coronilla 2 facts

    Genus of Old World shrubs and herbs.

  • Cytisus 2 facts

    Large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom.

  • genus Derris 2 facts

    Genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines.

  • Glycyrrhiza 2 facts

    Sticky perennial Eurasian herbs.

  • Hedysarum 2 facts

    Genus of herbs of north temperate regions.

  • genus Amorpha 1 facts

    American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hi...

  • Amphicarpaea 1 facts

    Very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut.

  • Anagyris 1 facts

    Very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods.

  • Apios 1 facts

    Twining perennial North American plants.

  • Aspalathus 1 facts

    Genus of South African heathlike shrubs.

  • Astragalus 1 facts

    Large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest...

  • Baphia 1 facts

    Small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar.

  • Baptisia 1 facts

    Genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod.

  • Butea 1 facts

    Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak.

  • Cajanus 1 facts

    Erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm...

  • genus Caragana 1 facts

    Large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees.

  • Castanospermum 1 facts

    A rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay...

  • Centrosema 1 facts

    A genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate...

  • Cercis 1 facts

    Deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States.

  • Chamaecytisus 1 facts

    Small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery...

  • Chordospartium 1 facts

    2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered.

  • Chorizema 1 facts

    Genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas.

  • Cladrastis 1 facts

    Yellowwoods.

  • genus Clianthus 1 facts

    Genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines.

  • Clitoria 1 facts

    Genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers.

  • Codariocalyx 1 facts

    Used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium.

  • Colutea 1 facts

    Small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods.

  • Cyamopsis 1 facts

    Small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia.

  • Dalea 1 facts

    Indigo bush.

  • Daviesia 1 facts

    Genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed...

  • Desmanthus 1 facts

    Genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish fl...

  • Desmodium 1 facts

    Beggarweed; tick trefoil.

  • Dipogon 1 facts

    One species: Australian pea.

  • genus Erythrina 1 facts

    Genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers.

  • Galega 1 facts

    Small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue.

  • genus Gastrolobium 1 facts

    Genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush.

  • Geoffroea 1 facts

    Small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America.

  • genus Gliricidia 1 facts

    Small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America.

  • Glycine 1 facts

    Genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean.

  • Halimodendron 1 facts

    One species: salt tree.

  • Hardenbergia 1 facts

    Small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to...

  • Cicer 0 facts

    Chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs.

  • Dolichos 0 facts

    Genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotylom...

Also contains

  • broom 7 facts

    Any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches...

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