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!

Taxonsort descending Subfamily Common name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range No. Seed Accessions No. Living Accessions
Vachellia stuhlmannii
Caesalpinioideae
  • vlei thorn
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
1 0
Vachellia tortilis
Caesalpinioideae
  • umbrella thorn
  • Southern Africa
  • East Africa
  • West Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Southwestern Asia
2 0
Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
Caesalpinioideae
  • umbrella thorn
  • umsasane (Zulu)
  • mushu (Sotho)
  • moshu (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
2 1
Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana
Caesalpinioideae
  • shittam
  • Northern Africa
3 0
Vachellia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa
Caesalpinioideae
  • umbrella thorn
  • Southern Africa
  • East Africa
1 1
Vachellia vernicosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • Chihuahuan whitethorn
  • vinorama (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
7 2
Vachellia xanthophloea
Caesalpinioideae
  • fever tree
  • Naivasha thorn
  • jelenga (Shangaan)
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
2 1
Vicia bijuga
Papilionoideae 2 0
Vicia ludoviciana
Papilionoideae
  • deer pea vetch
  • Louisiana vetch
1 0
Vicia pulchella
Papilionoideae
  • sweetclover vetch
8 0
Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
Papilionoideae
  • blackpod vetch
  • narrow-leaved vetch
1 0
Vigna angularis var. angularis
Papilionoideae
  • adzuki bean
3 0
Vigna caracalla
Papilionoideae
  • snail bean
1 0
Vigna frutescens
Papilionoideae
  • trailing fire pea
  • karumanyemba (Shona)
2 0
Vigna mungo
Papilionoideae
  • mung bean
  • black gram
  • urd
1 0
Vigna oblongifolia var. parviflora
Papilionoideae 1 0
Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica
Papilionoideae
  • sowpea
  • catjang
6 0
Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
Papilionoideae
  • cowpea
  • black-eyed pea
13 0
Vigna vexillata
Papilionoideae
  • wild cowpea
1 0
Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia
Papilionoideae
  • wild cowpea
1 0
Viminaria juncea
Papilionoideae
  • koweda
  • native broom
  • Australia
1 0
Virgilia divaricata
Papilionoideae
  • blossom tree
  • keurboom (Afrikaans)
1 0
Wiborgia monoptera
Papilionoideae 1 0
Xanthocercis zambesiaca
Papilionoideae
  • nyala tree
  • muchetuchetu (Shona)
  • muhlati (Shangaan)
1 2
Xeroderris stuhlmannii
Papilionoideae
  • wing pod
  • mudzungu (Shona)
  • umthundulu (Ndebele)
1 1