Fabaceae — Legume Family
Calliandra surinamensis Benth.
Calliandra surinamensis Benth.
Calliandra surinamensis is an evergreen tropical shrub from northern South America with studied bioactive compounds that attracts local wildlife.
Calliandra dysantha Benth.
Calliandra dysantha Benth.
Calliandra dysantha is a flowering Fabaceae plant species native to Brazil.
Calliandra tweediei Benth.
Calliandra tweediei Benth.
Calliandra tweediei is a Fabaceae flowering plant species native to southeastern Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.
Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.
Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.
Albizia chinensis is a medium to large tree used for browse, shade, and ornamental planting.
Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.
Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.
Albizia procera is a deciduous tree cultivated across Asia, Africa and the Americas for timber, fuel, and other uses.
Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.
Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.
Albizia harveyi is a shrub or small tree native to eastern and southern African woodlands, used for building poles and firewood.
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
Albizia amara is a drought-resistant mid-sized deciduous tree with a range of medicinal, practical, and environmental uses.
Inga marginata Willd.
Inga marginata Willd.
Inga marginata Willd. is a Fabaceae plant native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina, found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion.
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Inga laurina is a Fabaceae plant native from Mexico to Argentina (including the Caribbean), widespread in Brazil where it is called ingá-mirim.
Inga edulis Mart.
Inga edulis Mart.
Inga edulis, the ice-cream bean, is a Neotropical legume cultivated for food, agroforestry use, and traditional medicine.
Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.
Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.
Inga spectabilis is a Fabaceae plant native to the Americas, known by common names tied to its blade-like seed pods.
Enterolobium timbouva Mart.
Enterolobium timbouva Mart.
Enterolobium timbouva Mart. (guanacaste) is a large tropical tree with multiple cultivation and folk uses.
Pararchidendron pruinosum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen
Pararchidendron pruinosum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen
Pararchidendron pruinosum (Snow-wood) is a small to medium tree with a reddish cylindrical trunk and lacy pinnate leaves.
Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
Cojoba arborea is a tree species with alternate bipinnate leaves, white hermaphroditic flowers, and curved reddish-purple mature seed pods, flowering April to June.
Ebenopsis confinis (Standl.) Britton & Rose
Ebenopsis confinis (Standl.) Britton & Rose
Ebenopsis confinis is a spiny near-endemic desert shrub or small tree of the Baja California region, with fluffy yellowish-white flower clusters and woody black pods.
Archidendron grandiflorum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen
Archidendron grandiflorum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen
Archidendron grandiflorum (pink laceflower) is an ornamental tree up to 15m tall found in northern Australia and New Guinea.
Havardia albicans (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Havardia albicans (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Havardia albicans is a 5m tall perennial Fabaceae tree native to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America with multiple known uses.
Albizia occidentalis Brandegee
Albizia occidentalis Brandegee
Hesperalbizia occidentalis (common name palo escopeta) is the only species in the Fabaceae genus Hesperalbizia, native to Mexico.
Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Pseudalbizzia inundata is a South American perennial tree with leaves that contain the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine.
Parasenegalia visco (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger
Parasenegalia visco (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger
Parasenegalia visco is a perennial South American tree cultivated for cabinetmaking, introduced to Africa.
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz
Prosopis chilensis, also called Neltuma chilensis, is a drought-resistant deciduous tree native to parts of South America with various uses.
Prosopis flexuosa DC.
Prosopis flexuosa DC.
Neltuma flexuosa is a drought-hardy tree or shrub native to South American arid regions, used for wood, food and honey production.
Prosopis kuntzei Harms
Prosopis kuntzei Harms
Prosopis kuntzei Harms is a spiny South American tree from the Prosopis genus, valued for its dense, exceptionally durable wood.
Gompholobium scabrum Sm.
Gompholobium scabrum Sm.
Gompholobium scabrum is a flowering shrub species native to south-western Western Australia.
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