Fabaceae — Legume Family
Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce
Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce
Dillwynia retorta is an upright Australian shrub that acts as a host for the jewel beetle Ethonion jessicae.
Dillwynia sericea A.Cunn.
Dillwynia sericea A.Cunn.
Dillwynia sericea (showy parrot-pea) is a flowering heath-like shrub widespread across southeastern Australia.
Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc.
Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc.
Dipogon lignosus is a climbing legume native to South African capes, invasive in Australia and New Zealand.
Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Ebenopsis ebano (Texas ebony) is a small evergreen tree native to southern Texas and eastern Mexico, used in xeriscaping and bonsai.
Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels
Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels
Elephantorrhiza elephantina is a suffrutescent African plant that blooms September to November, pollinated mainly by African honeybees.
Entada gigas (L.) Fawc. & Rendle
Entada gigas (L.) Fawc. & Rendle
Entada gigas is a legume bearing the largest known plant carpel, with buoyant long-lived seeds, used for ropes and nets in Gabon.
Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
Enterolobium contortisiliquum, the pacara earpod tree, is a flowering tree species in the Fabaceae family.
Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Enterolobium cyclocarpum, or guanacaste, is a large tropical tree with diverse cultivation, edible and commercial uses.
Erinacea anthyllis Link
Erinacea anthyllis Link
Erinacea anthyllis is the sole species in genus Erinacea, a dwarf evergreen shrub native to the western Mediterranean, grown ornamentally.
Erophaca baetica (L.) Boiss.
Erophaca baetica (L.) Boiss.
Erophaca baetica is the only species in the monotypic genus Erophaca, a perennial andromonoecious legume with two subspecies in the Mediterranean.
Erythrina americana Mill.
Erythrina americana Mill.
Erythrina americana Mill. is a small hardy Mexican tree with edible flowers and multiple practical uses.
Erythrina crista-galli L.
Erythrina crista-galli L.
Erythrina crista-galli L. is a small spiny flowering tree with symbiotic nitrogen-fixing roots, native to South America and used for dye and medicine.
Erythrina edulis Triana ex Micheli
Erythrina edulis Triana ex Micheli
Erythrina edulis is an Andean nitrogen-fixing legume tree used for food, fodder, and fencing.
Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney
Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney
Erythrina flabelliformis is a toxic shrub or small tree native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Erythrina herbacea L.
Erythrina herbacea L.
Erythrina herbacea, or coral bean, is a toxic flowering shrub or small tree grown as a garden plant with traditional uses.
Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.
Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.
Erythrina lysistemon, the common coral tree, is a flowering deciduous tree hardy to USDA Zone 9b.
Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook
Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook
Erythrina poeppigiana, the mountain immortelle, is a widely cultivated ornamental flowering nitrogen-fixing tree native to northern and western South America.
Erythrina variegata L.
Erythrina variegata L.
Erythrina variegata (Indian coral tree) is a thorny deciduous tree with many recorded ornamental, culinary, medicinal and practical uses.
Erythrina vespertilio Benth.
Erythrina vespertilio Benth.
Erythrina vespertilio Benth. is a small Australian deciduous tree with traditional uses and documented bioactive compounds.
Erythrostemon gilliesii (Hook.) Klotzsch
Erythrostemon gilliesii (Hook.) Klotzsch
Erythrostemon gilliesii is an ornamental evergreen shrub that is toxic and has recorded medicinal and other uses.
Erythrostemon mexicanus (Rose) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
Erythrostemon mexicanus (Rose) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
Erythrostemon mexicanus, or Mexican holdback, is a small evergreen tree or large shrub grown as an ornamental.
Eutaxia microphylla (R.Br.) C.H.Wright & Dewar
Eutaxia microphylla (R.Br.) C.H.Wright & Dewar
Eutaxia microphylla is a small Australian pea-flowered shrub that grows across parts of southeastern Australia, and is eaten by Fringed Blue butterfly caterpillars.
Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ortega) Sarg.
Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ortega) Sarg.
Eysenhardtia polystachya (kidneywood) is a Mexican tree that was historically used as a source of lignum nephriticum.
Eysenhardtia texana Scheele
Eysenhardtia texana Scheele
Eysenhardtia texana is a small flowering Fabaceae tree native to south Texas and northeastern Mexico.
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