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 descending
Mimosa emoryana
Caesalpinioideae
  • Emory mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
2 2
Mimosa ephedroides
Caesalpinioideae
  • prendador (Spanish)
  • pichana (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southern South America
2 2
Mimosa farinosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • tusca blanca (Spanish)
  • shinque (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southern South America
2 2
Mimosa grahamii var. grahamii
Caesalpinioideae
  • Graham's mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
4 2
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. latidens
Caesalpinioideae
  • sensitive briar
3 2
Mimosa strigillosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • powderpuff
  • vergonzosa (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • South Central North America
  • Southeastern North America
  • South Central South America
2 2
Mundulea sericea
Papilionoideae
  • mundulea
  • cork bush
  • mupumhamhene (Shona)
  • umsindandlovu (Ndebele)
2 2
Nissolia schottii
Papilionoideae
  • nissolia
  • Schott yellowhood
climber/vine
  • Southwestern North America
6 2
Olneya tesota
Papilionoideae
  • desert ironwood
  • palo fierro (Spanish)
  • tesota (Spanish)
tree
  • Southwestern North America
12 2
Parkinsonia florida subsp. florida
Caesalpinioideae
  • blue palo verde
16 2
Parkinsonia praecox subsp. praecox
Caesalpinioideae
  • palo brea
  • brea
6 2
Parkinsonia texana var. macra
Caesalpinioideae
  • Tamaulipan palo verde
  • border palo verde
2 2
Philenoptera violacea
Papilionoideae
  • rain tree
  • mupandapanda (Shona)
  • ichithamuzi (Ndebele)
3 2
Piscidia mollis
Papilionoideae
  • fish poison tree
  • palo blanco
3 2
Prosopis alba
Caesalpinioideae
  • Argentine mesquite
  • algarrobo blanco (Spanish)
  • ibopé (Guaraní)
  • tacu
  • arbol
11 2
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
Caesalpinioideae
  • western honey mesquite
7 2
Prosopis laevigata
Caesalpinioideae
  • mesquite
4 2
Prosopis reptans var. cinerascens
Caesalpinioideae
  • dwarf screwbean
subshrub
  • Southwestern North America
2 2
Prosopis velutina
Caesalpinioideae
  • velvet mesquite
14 2
Psorothamnus schottii
Papilionoideae
  • Schott's dalea
  • indigo bush
2 2
Rhynchosia texana
Papilionoideae
  • Texas snoutbean
  • trailing narrow-leaf cologania
perennial herb
  • Southwestern North America
3 2
Senegalia berlandieri
Caesalpinioideae
  • Berlandier's acacia
  • guajillo (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
10 2
Senegalia fleckii
Caesalpinioideae
  • blade thorn
  • mhahu (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
3 2
Senegalia galpinii
Caesalpinioideae
  • monkey thorn
  • apiesdoring (Afrikaans)
  • mokala (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
3 2
Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Caesalpinioideae
  • white thorn
  • falcon's claw acacia
  • witdoring (Afrikaans)
  • chiungadzi (Shona)
  • West Africa
  • Central Africa
  • East Africa
3 2