Millettioids s.l.

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Abrus precatorius
  • lucky bean
  • snake eye
  • minimini (Shona)
  • umabophe (Ndebele)
shrub
climber/vine
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Southern Asia
  • Northern Australia
Abrus schimperi subsp. africanus
  • woody rosary pea
shrub
climber/vine
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Southern Asia
Bituminaria bituminosa
  • Arabian scurfpea
Bolusafra bituminosa
  • tar pea
  • teerertjie (Afrikaans)
Cajanus cajan
  • pigeon pea
  • Angola pea
  • Congo pea
  • dhal
  • gandul
Cajanus scabaeoides
  • showy pigeonpea
Calopogonium coeruleum
  • jicama
Canavalia cathartica
  • maunaloa
Canavalia ensiformis
  • jack bean
  • fanta fanta (Wolof)
Canavalia plagiosperma
  • giant bean
  • oblique-seed jack bean
Canavalia rosea
  • beach bean
  • bay bean
Canavalia villosa
Centrosema plumieri
Centrosema pubescens
  • butterfly pea
Centrosema schottii
Centrosema virginianum
Clitoria mariana
  • butterfly pea
Clitoria ternatea
  • Asian pigeonwings
  • bluepea
Cologania angustifolia
  • narrow-leaf cologania
Cologania obovata
  • Lemmon's cologania
  • perrito del monte (Spanish)
Cullen glandulosa
Dalbergiella nyassae
  • mane-pod
Desmodium adscendens
Desmodium arizonicum
  • Arizona ticktrefoil
Desmodium barbatum