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Fabaceae of Thailand.jpg

Fabaceae Lindl.

Legume, Pea, or Bean Family

Plants > Angiosperms > Fabaceae

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae


The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants. It includes trees, shrubs, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants, which are easily recognized by their fruit (legume) and their compound, stipulate leaves. Many legumes have characteristic flowers and fruits. The family is widely distributed, and is the third-largest land plant family in terms of number of species, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae. Wikipedia

Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae

Genera: Bauhinia, Caesalpinia, Chamaecrista, Delonix, Cassia, Senna, Tamarindus
Bauhinia bassacensis.jpg
Bauhinia bassacensis
Bauhinia glauca subsp tenuiflora.jpg
Bauhinia glauca subsp. tenuiflora
Bauhinia pottsii.jpg
Bauhinia pottsii
Bauhinia purpurea.jpg
Bauhinia purpurea
Bauhinia similis.jpg
Bauhinia similis
Bauhinia variegata.jpg
Bauhinia variegata
Caesalpinia mimosoides.jpg
Caesalpinia mimosoides
Caesalpinia pulcherrima.jpg
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Cassia fistula.jpg
Cassia fistula
Cassia javanica.jpg
Cassia javanica
Chamaecrista pumila.jpg
Chamaecrista pumila
Delonix regia.jpg
Delonix regia
Senna alata.jpg
Senna alata
Senna hirsuta.jpg
Senna hirsuta
Senna occidentalis.jpg
Senna occidentalis
Senna siamea.jpg
Senna siamea
Senna spectabilis.jpg
Senna spectabilis
Senna surattensis.jpg
Senna surattensis
Tamarindus indica.jpg
Tamarindus indica

Subfamily: Detarioideae

​Genera: Sindora
Sindora siamensis var siamensis.jpg
Sindora siamensis var. siamensis

Subfamily: Faboideae

Genera: Abrus, Aeschynomene, Afgekia, Alysicarpus, Arachis, Butea, Cajanus, Calopogonium, Canavalia, Centrosema, Clitoria, Codariocalyx, Crotalaria, Cruddasia, Desmodium, Dumasia, Dunbaria, Dysolobium, Erythrina, Flemingia, Gliricidia, Harashuteria, Haymondia, Hegnera, Indigofera, Lathyrus, Macroptilium, Millettia, Mucuna, Phyllodium, Polhillides​, Psophocarpus, Pterocarpus, Pueraria, Sesbania, Sophora, Stylosanthes, Tephrosia, Uraria, Vigna, ​Zornia
Abrus precatorius.jpg
Abrus precatorius
Abrus pulchellus.jpg
Abrus pulchellus
Aeschynomene americana.jpg
Aeschynomene americana
Afgekia sericea.jpg
Afgekia sericea
Alysicarpus longifolius.jpg
Alysicarpus longifolius
Alysicarpus vaginalis.jpg
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Arachis Pintoi.jpg
Arachis Pintoi
Butea monosperma.jpg
Butea monosperma
Cajanus goensis.jpg
Cajanus goensis
Cajanus scarabaeoides.jpg
Cajanus scarabaeoides
Calopogonium mucunoides.jpg
Calopogonium mucunoides
Canavalia ensiformis.jpg
Canavalia ensiformis
Centrosema molle.jpg
Centrosema molle
Centrosema pubescens.jpg
Centrosema pubescens
Clitoria ternatea.jpg
Clitoria ternatea
Codariocalyx gyroides.jpg
Codariocalyx gyroides
Crotalaria chinensis.jpg
Crotalaria chinensis
Crotalaria goreensis.jpg
Crotalaria goreensis
Crotalaria lejoloba.jpg
Crotalaria lejoloba
Crotalaria pallida.jpg
Crotalaria pallida
Crotalaria sessiliflora.jpg
Crotalaria sessiliflora
Cruddasia multifoliolata.jpg
Cruddasia multifoliolata
Desmodium gangeticum.jpg
Desmodium gangeticum
Desmodium heterocarpon subsp angustifolia.jpg
Desmodium heterocarpon subsp. angustifolia
Desmodium heterocarpon.jpg
Desmodium heterocarpon
Desmodium triflorum.jpg
Desmodium triflorum
Desmodium uncinatum.jpg
Desmodium uncinatum
Droogmansia godefroyana.jpg
Droogmansia godefroyana
Dumasia yunnanensis.jpg
Dumasia yunnanensis
Dunbaria bella.jpg
Dunbaria bella
Dysolobium grande.jpg
Dysolobium grande
Erythrina stricta.jpg
Erythrina stricta
Erythrina variegata.jpg
Erythrina variegata
Flemingia lineata.jpg
Flemingia lineata
Flemingia sootepensis.jpg
Flemingia sootepensis
Macroptilium atropurpureum.jpg
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Flemingia stricta.jpg
Flemingia stricta
Gliricidia sepium.jpg
Gliricidia sepium
Harashuteria hirsuta.jpg
Harashuteria hirsuta
Haymondia wallichii.jpg
Haymondia wallichii
Hegnera obcordata.jpg
Hegnera obcordata
Indigofera galegoides.jpg
Indigofera galegoides
Indigofera hirsuta.jpg
Indigofera hirsuta
Lathyrus odoratus.jpg
Lathyrus odoratus
Macroptilium lathyroides.jpg
Macroptilium lathyroides
Millettia brandisiana.jpg
Millettia brandisiana
Mucuna pruriens.jpg
Mucuna pruriens
Mucuna warburgii.jpg
Mucuna warburgii
Phyllodium pulchellum.jpg
Phyllodium pulchellum
Polhillides velutina.jpg
Polhillides velutina
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus.jpg
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Pterocarpus indicus.jpg
Pterocarpus indicus
Pueraria phaseoloides.jpg
Pueraria phaseoloides
Sesbania grandiflora.jpg
Sesbania grandiflora
Sesbania javanica.jpg
Sesbania javanica
Sophora tomentosa.jpg
Sophora tomentosa
Stylosanthes hamata.jpg
Stylosanthes hamata
Tephrosia pumila.jpg
Tephrosia pumila
Tephrosia purpurea.jpg
Tephrosia purpurea
Tephrosia vestita.jpg
Tephrosia vestita
Uraria lagopodoides.jpg
Uraria lagopodoides
Uraria oblonga.jpg
Uraria oblonga
Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis.jpg
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Zornia latifolia.jpg
Zornia latifolia

​Subfamily: Mimosoideae

Genera: Acacia, Albizia, Leucaena, Mimosa, Neptunia, ​Xylia
Acacia auriculiformis.jpg
Acacia auriculiformis
Albizia lebbeck.jpg
Albizia lebbeck
Albizia saman.jpg
Albizia saman
Leucaena leucocephala.jpg
Leucaena leucocephala
Mimosa pigra.jpg
Mimosa pigra
Mimosa pudica.jpg
Mimosa pudica
Neptunia oleracea.jpg
Neptunia oleracea
Xylia xylocarpa var kerrii.jpg
Xylia xylocarpa var. kerrii

References: 
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