Search for Legume Taxa

Search for taxa represented in the DELEP holdings. Click on the scientific name of a taxon to see its taxon profile!

Taxon Subfamily Common name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range No. Seed Accessions No. Living Accessionssort ascending
Senna artemisioides subsp. oligophylla
Caesalpinioideae
  • limestone cassia
  • oval-leaf cassia
3 2
Erythrostemon gilliesii
Caesalpinioideae
  • yellow bird-of-paradise
shrub
  • Southern South America
6 2
Albizia harveyi
Caesalpinioideae
  • sickle-leaved albizia
  • muora (Shona)
  • umbola (Ndebele)
  • Africa
3 2
Senna pleurocarpa var. pleurocarpa
Caesalpinioideae
  • chocolate bush
  • chocolate cassia
  • firebush
  • native senna
4 2
Acacia notabilis
Caesalpinioideae
  • notable wattle
4 2
Mimosa farinosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • tusca blanca (Spanish)
  • shinque (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southern South America
2 2
Prosopis alba
Caesalpinioideae
  • Argentine mesquite
  • algarrobo blanco (Spanish)
  • ibopé (Guaraní)
  • tacu
  • arbol
11 2
Senna birostris var. arequipensis
Caesalpinioideae 1 2
Acacia rivalis
Caesalpinioideae
  • silver wattle
  • creek wattle
2 2
Mimosa grahamii var. grahamii
Caesalpinioideae
  • Graham's mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
4 2
Senegalia roemeriana
Caesalpinioideae
  • Roemer's acacia
small tree
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
8 2
Vachellia schottii
Caesalpinioideae
  • Schott acacia
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
2 2
Mariosousa millefolia
Caesalpinioideae
  • Santa Rita acacia
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
3 2
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Caesalpinioideae
  • red bird-of-paradise
  • tavachín (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
  • Caribbean
10 2
Acaciella glauca
Caesalpinioideae
  • yellow tamarind acacia
  • Caribbean
2 2
Nissolia schottii
Papilionoideae
  • nissolia
  • Schott yellowhood
climber/vine
  • Southwestern North America
6 2
Acacia leiocalyx
Caesalpinioideae
  • lamb's tail wattle
  • black wattle
  • curracabah
2 2
Calliandra eriophylla
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
shrub
subshrub
  • Southwestern North America
11 2
Vachellia aroma
Caesalpinioideae
  • tusca (Spanish)
  • aromo (Spanish)
  • South-Central South America
10 2
Albizia julibrissin
Caesalpinioideae
  • silk tree mimosa
  • Southwestern Asia
  • East Asia
7 2
Coursetia glandulosa
Papilionoideae
  • baby bonnets
  • samo prieto (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
5 2
Bauhinia thonningii
Cercidoideae
  • monkeybread
  • mutukutu (Shona)
  • musekesa (Shona)
  • ihabahaba (Ndebele)
2 2
Senna hirsuta var. glaberrima
Caesalpinioideae
  • slim-pod senna
  • ejotillo (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • Southwestern North America
7 2
Acacia bivenosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • two-nerved wattle
shrub
  • Australia
1 2
Senegalia berlandieri
Caesalpinioideae
  • Berlandier's acacia
  • guajillo (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
10 2