Botanical family · Fabales
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
318 species in this family
One of the largest flowering plant families, commonly known as the legume or bean family. Characterised by pod-like fruits (legumes) and often symbiotic nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers spanning tropical to temperate zones.
- Compound leaves, often pinnate
- Zygomorphic 'butterfly' flowers
- Fruit a legume (pod)
Species in FABACEAE
- Indian Liquorice, Jeguirity, Bead Vine, Black-Eyed Susan, Buddhist Rosary Bead, Crab's eye, Indian liquorice, Rosary pea, Wild liquoriceAbrus precatorius
- Showy Rosary PeaAbrus pulchellus
- American Joint Vetch, Shy leaf, Sola Pith PlantAeschynomene americana
- Sola pith plant, Pith plantAeschynomene aspera
- BuddapeaAeschynomene indica
- Belgaum Alyce CloverAlysicarpus belgaumensis
- Sweet AlysAlysicarpus bupleurifolius
- Bracted Alyce CloverAlysicarpus glumaceus
- Obovate Alyce CloverAlysicarpus heyneanus
- Longleaf Alyce CloverAlysicarpus longifolius
- Necklace-Pod Alyce CloverAlysicarpus monilifer
- Bicolor Alyce CloverAlysicarpus pubescens
- Raceme Alyce CloverAlysicarpus racemosus
- Sanjappa'S Alyce CloverAlysicarpus sanjappae
- Red Alyce CloverAlysicarpus tetragonolobus
- Alyce Clover, One-leaved cloverAlysicarpus vaginalis
- Brown HeartAndira inermis
- Hagenbeck's PeanutArachis glabrata
- Ground-nut, Pea-nut, Monkey-nutArachis hypogaea
- Forage PeanutArachis pintoi
- CamwoodBaphia nitida
- Tree-WisteriaBolusanthus speciosus
- Ebony CoccuswoodBrya ebenus
- Flame of the Forest, Bastard teak, Bengal kino treeButea monosperma
- Flame of the Forest, Bastard teak, Bengal kino treeButea monosperma var. lutea
- Pigeon Pea, Congo Pea, Red gramCajanus cajan
- Thick-Stemmed CajanusCajanus crassus
- Deccan PigeonpeaCajanus heynei
- Wild ToorCajanus lineatus
- Tri-Nerved PigeonpeaCajanus trinervius
- CalopoCalopogonium mucunoides
- Sword Bean, Jack bean, Broad Bean, Patagonian BeanCanavalia ensiformis
- Horse bean, Jack bean, Sword bean, Broad bean, Patagonian beanCanavalia gladiata
- Beach BeanCanavalia rosea
- Wild Sword BeanCanavalia virosa
- Moreton bay chestnut, Australian chest nutCastanospermum australe
- soft butterfly-peaCentrosema molle
- SentroCentrosema pubescens
- chickpeaCicer arietinum
- Butterfly Pea, ClitoriaClitoria ternatea
- Telegraph Plant, Indian Telegraph PlantCodariocalyx motorius
- Canary Bird BushCrotalaria agatiflora
- Wing-stemmed Rattled wortCrotalaria alata
- Hill Rattle wortCrotalaria albida
- Rabbit BellsCrotalaria angulata
- Cascavelle JauneCrotalaria berteroana
- Two-Form RattlepodCrotalaria bifaria
- Hairy RattlepodCrotalaria calycina
- Bindweed RattleweedCrotalaria evolvuloides
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of IndiaCrotalaria filipes
- Gamba Pea, Gambia PeaCrotalaria goreensis
- bushy rattlepodCrotalaria grahamiana
- Fuzzy Fruited RattlepodCrotalaria hebecarpa
- Blue-Flowered RattlepodCrotalaria heyneana
- Hairy RattlepodCrotalaria hirsuta
- shakeshakeCrotalaria incana subsp. incana
- Sunn Hemp, Bombay Hemp, Bengal Hemp, Brown Hemp, Indian Hemp, Madras HempCrotalaria juncea
- birdflowerCrotalaria laburnifolia
- Slender Spiked RattlepodCrotalaria leptostachya
- arrowhead rattleboxCrotalaria lunulata
- Trefoil RattlepodCrotalaria medicaginea
- Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglectaCrotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta
- Caracas RattleboxCrotalaria micans
- narrow-leaved rattlepodCrotalaria montana
- RattleboxCrotalaria mysorensis
- Tiny RattlepodCrotalaria nana
- Orixa RattlepodCrotalaria orixensis
- American Crotalaria, Brusquillo, Cascabelitos, Ding Ding, Salts Rattlebox, Smooth Crotalaria, Smooth Rattlepod, Streaked Rattlepod, Striped CrotalariaCrotalaria pallida
- Panicled RattlepodCrotalaria paniculata var. paniculata
- Prostrate RattlepodCrotalaria prostrata
- Handsome RattlepodCrotalaria pulchra
- Small RattlepodCrotalaria pusilla
- Sen, SonnetteCrotalaria quinquefolia
- Unifoliate Rattle wortCrotalaria ramosissima
- Common Rattle Pod, Big Yellow Pupbush, Cascabelillo, Large Yellow Rattlebox, Rattlebox, Rattlewee, Wedge-Leaf Rattlepod, Yellow LupinCrotalaria retusa
- Ever-Flowering RattlepodCrotalaria semperflorens
- Cats Bell, Rattlebox, Rattleweed, Yellow CrotalariaCrotalaria spectabilis
- Three-Angled RattlepodCrotalaria triquetra
- Blue Rattle Pod, Blue Rattleweed, Blue-Flowered Rattlepod, Sweet Pea, Tooth-Leaved Rattlepod, Warty Crotalaria, Warty RattleboxCrotalaria verrucosa
- Lined-Petal RattlepodCrotalaria walkeri
- Guvar bean, Cluster BeanCyamopsis tetragonoloba
- Scotch BroomCytisus scoparius
- Prickly DalbergiaDalbergia horrida
- Basterd Rosewood, Bombay Blackwood, Indonesian Rosewood, Malabar RosewoodDalbergia lanceolaria
- East Indian Rosewood, Black Rosewood, Bombay Black wood, Indonesian Rosewood, Malabar rosewoodDalbergia latifolia
- Chinese BlackwoodDalbergia melanoxylon
- Rusty DalbergiaDalbergia rubiginosa
- North Indian Rosewood, Indiana dalbergia, Shisham, SissooDalbergia sissoo
- Climbing DalbergiaDalbergia volubilis
- Kanara DerrisDerris canarensis
- Climbing DerrisDerris heyneana
- Hog CreeperDerris scandens
- Flamboyant, Flame Tree, Gold MoharDerris thyrsiflora var. eualata
- Common DerrisDerris trifoliata
- sal-leaved desmodiumDesmodium gangeticum
- Asian Tick TrefoilDesmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon
- Asian Tick TrefoilDesmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum
- Pretty Dragon's TongueDesmodium pulchellum
- Orange Tick-trefoilDesmodium repandum
- Scorpion TicktrefoilDesmodium scorpiurus
- Dixie Tick TrefoilDesmodium tortuosum
- triangular horse bushDesmodium triangulare
- Three Flowered Trickle foilDesmodium triflorum
- Trefle GrosDesmodium triquetrum
- Sickle BeanDolichos trilobus
- Himalayan DumasiaDumasia villosa
- Rusty DunbariaDunbaria ferruginea
- One-Leaf GlycineEleiotis monophylla
- Brazilian Coral TreeErythrina crista-galli
- purple coraltreeErythrina fusca
- Eastern Coral BeanErythrina herbacea
- Tiger WoodErythrina standleyana
- Indian Coral treeErythrina stricta
- Corky Coral TreeErythrina suberosa
- December TreeErythrina subumbrans
- Crimson Mortel TreeErythrina umbrosa
- Indian Coral Tree, Tiger's clawErythrina variegata
- Papery Wild HopsFlemingia chappar
- Large-Leaf FlemingiaFlemingia macrophylla
- Nilgiri FlemingiaFlemingia nilgheriensis
- Sahyadri FlemingiaFlemingia rollae
- Winged-Stalk FlemingiaFlemingia semialata
- Erect FlemingiaFlemingia stricta
- Wild HopsFlemingia strobilifera
- slender-flowered milkpeaGalactia tenuiflora var. minor
- slender-flowered milkpeaGalactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora
- slender-flowered milkpeaGalactia tenuiflora var. villosa
- Eyelashes Shell BeansGeissaspis cristata
- Quickstick Tree, Agriculturist's Bush, The Spotted GliricidiaGliricidia sepium
- Java Indigo, Natal indiago, Bengal indigoIndigofera arrecta
- Wiry IndigoIndigofera aspalathoides
- Silky IndigoIndigofera astragalina
- Deep-Purple IndigoIndigofera atropurpurea
- Cassia IndigoIndigofera cassioides
- Surat IndigoIndigofera coerulea
- rusty indigoIndigofera colutea
- Heart-Leaf IndigoIndigofera cordifolia
- Sheild IndigoIndigofera dalzellii
- Five-Leaf IndigoIndigofera glabra
- Barbada IndigoIndigofera glandulosa
- trailing indigoIndigofera hendecaphylla
- Hairy Indigo, Rough Hairy IndigoIndigofera hirsuta
- Sind IndigoIndigofera hochstetteri
- Karnataka IndigoIndigofera karnatakana
- Narrowleaf IndigoIndigofera linifolia var. campbellii
- Narrowleaf IndigoIndigofera linifolia var. linifolia
- Birdsville IndigoIndigofera linnaei
- Mysore panicled IndigoIndigofera mysorensis
- Coinwort IndigoIndigofera nummulariifolia
- HasrIndigofera oblongifolia
- Prostrate IndigoIndigofera prostrata
- Creeping IndigoIndigofera spicata
- Shrubby IndigoIndigofera suffruticosa
- Common indigo, Madras indigo, Bengal Indigo, Black Henna, Dyers Indigo, East Asian Indigo Plant, Wild IndigoIndigofera tinctoria
- Three-leaved IndigoferaIndigofera trifoliata
- Asian IndigoIndigofera trita var. maffei
- Asian IndigoIndigofera trita var. marginulata
- Asian IndigoIndigofera trita var. trita
- One-Flowered IndigoIndigofera uniflora
- Pale IndigoIndigofera wightii
- Zollinger's indigoIndigofera zollingeriana
- Kerala KunstleriaKunstleria keralensis
- Hyacinth Bean, Lablab bean, Bonavist bean, Indian butter beanLablab purpureus
- ChaplenoLonchocarpus minimiflorus
- apple-leafLonchocarpus sericeus
- Purple Bush-BeanMacroptilium atropurpureum
- Bush Bean, Wild Bush BeanMacroptilium lathyroides var. semierrectum
- Lucerne, alfalfa, common purple lucerne, common lucerne, purple alfalfa, purple medickMedicago sativa
- White Sweet Clover, White melilotMelilotus albus
- Small flowered MelilotMelilotus indica
- Moulmein RosewoodMillettia peguensis
- Cow ItchMucuna atropurpurea
- Negro BeanMucuna monosperma
- Velvet Bean, Common Cow Itch, CowhageMucuna pruriens var. pruriens
- Portuguese Coffee, Velvetbean, Picapica, Mauritius Bean, Café Brazilii, Bengal BeanMucuna pruriens var. utilis
- Bastard Satin woodMundulea sericea
- Perennial SoybeanNeonotonia wightii
- Simple-Leaved NograNogra dalzellii
- Bell PeaOrmosia travancorica
- Ran GhevadaParacalyx scariosus
- Blue OxalisParochetus communis
- French Bean, Haricate Bean, Kidney BeanPhaseolus vulgaris
- Indian Elm, Pongam oil tree, Indian beech wood treePongamia pinnata
- Sticky-pod weedPseudarthria viscida
- Babchi seeds plant, Psoralia, Malay-teaPsoralea corylifolia
- Burmese-RosewoodPterocarpus indicus
- Indian Kino Tree, Malabara Kino Tree, Almug, Saunderswood, Bastard teak, East Indian Kino, Gammalu, KinoPterocarpus marsupium
- Indian Kino Tree, Malabara Kino Tree, Almug, Saunderswood, Bastard teak, East Indian Kino, Gammalu, KinoPterocarpus marsupium var. acuminata
- Indian Red wood, Red Sanders, Red sandalwoodPterocarpus santalinus
- tropical kudzuPueraria phaseoloides
- Tuberous Honey Suckle, Indian kudzuPueraria tuberosa
- PycnosporaPycnospora lutescens
- Golden-Flowered SnoutbeanRhynchosia aurea
- Field SnoutbeanRhynchosia bracteata
- Grey SnoutbeanRhynchosia cana
- Clustered-Flower SnoutbeanRhynchosia capitata
- Dense-Flowered SnoutbeanRhynchosia densiflora
- Hiary SnoutbeanRhynchosia hirta
- Least SnoutbeanRhynchosia minima
- Rusty SnoutbeanRhynchosia rufescens
- Sweet-Scented SnoutbeanRhynchosia suaveolens
- Sticky SnoutbeanRhynchosia viscosa
- Indian RothiaRothia indica
- Prikly sesban, DhainchaSesbania bispinosa
- Sesban, Humming bird treeSesbania grandiflora
- Egyptian rattle pod, Common SesbanSesbania sesban
- Double Paired SmithiaSmithia bigemina
- Yam BeanSmithia blanda
- Fringed SmithiaSmithia ciliata
- Congested Flower SmithiaSmithia conferta
- Hairy SmithiaSmithia hirsuta
- Purple SmithiaSmithia purpurea
- Dense-Flowered SmithiaSmithia pycnantha
- Brackish SmithiaSmithia salsuginea
- Sensitive SmithiaSmithia sensitiva
- Bristly SmithiaSmithia setulosa
- Necklace PodSophora tomentosa
- Flame of the forestSpatholobus parviflorus
- Purple Palas ClimberSpatholobus purpureus
- African StyloStylosanthes fruticosa
- Carribbean StyloStylosanthes hamata
- White Hoary PeaTephrosia candida
- Common Tephrosia, Wild IndigoTephrosia hamiltonii
- Large TephrosiaTephrosia maxima
- Five-Leaf TephrosiaTephrosia pentaphylla
- Indigo SauvageTephrosia pumila
- Common Tephrosia, Wild IndigoTephrosia purpurea
- Bristly TephrosiaTephrosia strigosa
- Orange TephrosiaTephrosia tinctoria
- Shaggy wild IndigoTephrosia villosa
- Blue WissTeramnus labialis
- Blue WissTeramnus mollis
- Shield FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
- Rufous UrariaUraria rufescens
- Khandala Wild PeaVigna khandalensis
- Green Gram, Mung, Golden gramVigna radiata
- Wild black gramVigna sublobata
- Cow pea, Asparagus Bean, Barbati, Black Eye Pea, Blue Goose Southern Pea, Common Cowpea, Southern PeaVigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
- Wild Cow PeaVigna vexillata
- Chinese WisteriaWisteria sinensis
- TrencillaZornia diphylla
- Grasslike ZorniaZornia gibbosa
- Alysicarpus beddomei
- Alysicarpus rugosus
- Atylosia albicans
- Atylosia goensis
- Atylosia scarabaeoides
- Atylosia sericea
- Cajanus cajanifolius
- Centrolobium tomentosum
- Clitoria arborea var. pseudoamazonica
- Crotalaria biflora
- Crotalaria epunctata
- Crotalaria globosa
- Crotalaria hirta
- Crotalaria leschenaultii
- Crotalaria longipes
- Crotalaria madurensis
- Crotalaria priestleyoides
- Crotalaria sandoorensis
- Crotalaria umbellata
- Crotalaria vestita
- Crotalaria willdenowiana
- Dalbergia acaciifolia
- Dalbergia congesta
- Dalbergia coromandeliana
- Dalbergia foliolosa
- Dalbergia paniculata
- Dalbergia pinnata
- Derris benthamii
- Derris benthamii var. wightii
- Derris brevipes
- Desmodium benthamii
- Desmodium biarticulatum
- Desmodium dichotomum
- Desmodium ferrugineum
- Desmodium laxiflorum
- Desmodium rotundifolium
- Desmodium triangulare var. congestum
- Desmodium velutinum
- Dolichos falcatus
- Dunbaria heynei
- Eleiotis trifoliata
- Flemingia gracilis
- Flemingia paniculata
- Flemingia wightiana
- Geissaspis tenella
- Indigofera angulosa
- Indigofera barberi
- Indigofera constricta
- Indigofera longiracemosa
- Indigofera parviflora
- Indigofera santapaui
- Indigofera tirunelvelica
- Indigofera vicioides
- Millettia racemosa
- Mucuna sanjappae
- Ormocarpum cochinchinense
- Rhynchosia acutissima
- Rhynchosia beddomei
- Rhynchosia ravii
- Rhynchosia volubilis
- Sesbania aculeata var. paludosa
- Sesbania speciosa
- Shuteria involucrata
- Smithia agharkarii
- Smithia racemosa
- Smithia venkobarowii
- Sophora interrupta
- Sophora wightii
- Sphenostylis bracteata
- Stylosanthes guianensis
- Tephrosia calophylla
- Tephrosia fusca
- Tephrosia hirta
- Uraria alopecuroides
- Vigna hainiana
- Vigna trilobata
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