Fabaceae — Legume Family
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight
Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight
Sesbania bispinosa is an annual shrub native to Asia and North Africa with many practical uses for people.
Austrocallerya megasperma (F.Muell.) J.Compton & Schrire
Austrocallerya megasperma (F.Muell.) J.Compton & Schrire
Austrocallerya megasperma, or native wisteria, is a woody climbing vine native to eastern Australian rainforests.
Hymenaea courbaril L.
Hymenaea courbaril L.
Hymenaea courbaril is a common hardwood tree from the Americas with multiple lumber and commercial product uses.
Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne
Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne
Hymenaea stigonocarpa, a deciduous tree from Brazil and Paraguay, is economically valuable for its wood, resin, and edible fruits.
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr.
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr.
Detarium microcarpum is an African Fabaceae tree with many uses including food, medicine, and timber for local communities.
Guibourtia coleosperma (Benth.) J.Léonard
Guibourtia coleosperma (Benth.) J.Léonard
Guibourtia coleosperma is a large evergreen Fabaceae tree native to southern African Kalahari Sand habitats.
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Daniellia oliveri is a deciduous African tree that has many uses for wood, medicine, crafts and food.
Baikiaea plurijuga Harms
Baikiaea plurijuga Harms
Baikiaea plurijuga is a medium deciduous southern African tree valued for its dense rot-resistant hardwood.
Cynometra ramiflora L.
Cynometra ramiflora L.
Cynometra ramiflora L. is an Asian-Pacific tree, used for timber, ornament, and traditional medicine, with cultural significance in Sumatra.
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. (msasa) is a central African tropical tree with varying timber and medicinal uses.
Brownea grandiceps Jacq.
Brownea grandiceps Jacq.
Brownea grandiceps Jacq., the rose of Venezuela, is a small slow-growing neotropical rainforest tree with showy large flower heads.
Brownea macrophylla Linden ex Mast.
Brownea macrophylla Linden ex Mast.
Brownea macrophylla is a tree with orange-flowered inflorescences native to northern and northwestern South America and Panama.
Amherstia nobilis Wall.
Amherstia nobilis Wall.
Amherstia nobilis Wall. is a plant with distinctive large crimson flowers, compound leaves, and scimitar-shaped woody legume pods.
Afzelia xylocarpa (Kurz) Craib
Afzelia xylocarpa (Kurz) Craib
Afzelia xylocarpa is a Southeast Asian Fabaceae tree harvested for medicine, wood, and planted for shade and erosion control.
Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers.
Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers.
Afzelia africana is an African tree species with edible arils, durable wood used for shipbuilding and djembes, and medicinal bark.
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
Afzelia quanzensis Welw. is a deciduous African tree grown for its timber, crafts, and potential use in traditional medicine.
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze
Intsia bijuga is an evergreen Indo-Pacific coastal tree, valued for its durable timber and with various traditional uses.
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde
Saraca asoca, the ashoka, is a vulnerable small evergreen rain-forest tree native to parts of the Indian subcontinent, valued for its beauty.
Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain
Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain
Saraca thaipingensis is a Southeast Asian Fabaceae tree with yellow flowers, grown ornamentally, also called yellow ashoka or yellow saraca.
Bauhinia acuminata L.
Bauhinia acuminata L.
Bauhinia acuminata, a tropical southeastern Asian flowering shrub, is cultivated ornamentally and used for medicinal and culinary purposes.
Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.
Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.
Bauhinia galpinii is a shrubby ornamental plant with bilobed camel's foot-shaped leaves, valued by pollinators and browsable by livestock.
Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson
Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson
Bauhinia lunarioides is a small deciduous flowering tree native to Southwestern Texas and Northern Mexico, grown in nurseries.
Bauhinia ungulata L.
Bauhinia ungulata L.
Bauhinia ungulata L. is a 7-meter tall neotropical shrub with nocturnal flowers pollinated by specific phyllostomid bats.
Bauhinia tomentosa L.
Bauhinia tomentosa L.
Bauhinia tomentosa L. (yellow bauhinia) is a small yellow-flowered tree whose root extracts have in vitro antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria.
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