Fabaceae — Legume Family
Senna acclinis (F.Muell.) Randell
Senna acclinis (F.Muell.) Randell
Senna acclinis is an Australian shrub that provides pollination resources to native bees and jack-jumper ants.
Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb.
Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb.
Senna auriculata, or avaram senna, is a branched shrub with a range of reported traditional medicinal uses.
Senna phyllodinea (R.Br.) Symon
Senna phyllodinea (R.Br.) Symon
Senna phyllodinea is a spreading bushy shrub found in arid regions of inland Australia.
Senna venusta (F.Muell.) Randell
Senna venusta (F.Muell.) Randell
Senna venusta is an erect arid-growing shrub native to northern Australia, with pinnate leaves and yellow clustered flowers.
Senna notabilis (F.Muell.) Randell
Senna notabilis (F.Muell.) Randell
Senna notabilis is a hairy flowering shrub or subshrub native to arid regions of most mainland Australian states.
Senna aciphylla (Benth. ex A.Gray) Randell
Senna aciphylla (Benth. ex A.Gray) Randell
Senna aciphylla is a yellow-flowered shrub native to open forest and woodland habitats of southeastern Australia.
Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Chamaecrista absus is an annual flowering Fabaceae herb, a common weed harvested for traditional medicine in Africa and Asia.
Cassia javanica L.
Cassia javanica L.
Cassia javanica L. is a flowering tree grown ornamentally for its beauty, with uses in medicine and wood production.
Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Cassia brewsteri is a Fabaceae shrub or small tree native to Queensland, Australia, with yellow flowers and long round pods.
Cassia grandis L.f.
Cassia grandis L.f.
Cassia grandis L.f. is a neotropical Fabaceae tree grown ornamentally, with edible pods used to make carao syrup in Costa Rica.
Cassia leptophylla Vogel
Cassia leptophylla Vogel
Cassia leptophylla, the gold medallion tree, is a tropical Brazilian tree grown for decoration and used as a laxative.
Cassia bakeriana Craib
Cassia bakeriana Craib
Cassia bakeriana is an ornamental pink-flowered broadleaf evergreen tree native to Myanmar and Thailand.
Cassia roxburghii DC.
Cassia roxburghii DC.
Cassia roxburghii DC., or red cassia, is a medium-sized tree that produces pink to red flowers and legume fruit.
Erythrophleum chlorostachys (F.Muell.) Baill.
Erythrophleum chlorostachys (F.Muell.) Baill.
Cooktown ironwood (Erythrophleum chlorostachys) is a toxic semi-deciduous Australian tree valued for its hard, termite-resistant timber.
Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.
Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.
Pomaria jamesii, or James' holdback, is a plant from the American southwest used by Zuni people to boost sheep prolificacy.
Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz
Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz
Libidibia ferrea is a Brazilian tree widely used in Amazonian popular medicine, with studied wound healing properties.
Libidibia paraguariensis (D.Parodi) G.P.Lewis
Libidibia paraguariensis (D.Parodi) G.P.Lewis
Libidibia paraguariensis is a threatened Fabaceae legume valued as a commercially traded hardwood timber.
Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.) Schltdl.
Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.) Schltdl.
Libidibia coriaria is a small tree with bipinnate leaves and twisted pods, grown for tannin, dye, medicine, wood, and shade.
Libidibia monosperma (Tul.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
Libidibia monosperma (Tul.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
Libidibia monosperma is a threatened Fabaceae legume found in parts of the Caribbean, with common names cóbana negra and cóbana polisandro.
Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh
Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh
Pterolobium hexapetalum is a climbing legume shrub from South Asia, used as cattle fodder.
Haematoxylum campechianum L.
Haematoxylum campechianum L.
Haematoxylum campechianum is a Fabaceae flowering tree, historically important for fabric dye and still used to make haematoxylin for histology.
Moullava spicata (Dalzell) Nicolson
Moullava spicata (Dalzell) Nicolson
Moullava spicata is a robust woody climbing plant, whose seeds produce an oil used for lamp fuel.
Zuccagnia punctata Cav.
Zuccagnia punctata Cav.
Zuccagnia punctata is the only species in genus Zuccagnia (Fabaceae), native to central Argentina and Chile, growing as a small scrubby tree.
Mezoneuron brachycarpum Benth.
Mezoneuron brachycarpum Benth.
Mezoneuron brachycarpum (corky prickle vine) is a large woody climbing vine found in eastern Australia.
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