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 Accessionssort ascending No. Living Accessions
Mimosa strigillosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • powderpuff
  • vergonzosa (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • South Central North America
  • Southeastern North America
  • South Central South America
2 2
Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
Caesalpinioideae
  • umbrella thorn
  • umsasane (Zulu)
  • mushu (Sotho)
  • moshu (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
2 1
Desmodium intortum
Papilionoideae
  • green-leaved desmodium
2 0
Acacia citrinoviridis
Caesalpinioideae
  • black mulga
  • river jam
2 2
Mariosousa coulteri
Caesalpinioideae
  • Coulter acacia
  • Southern North America
2 1
Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Papilionoideae
  • sea bean
2 0
Desmodium psilocarpum
Papilionoideae
  • Santa Cruz Island ticktrefoil
2 0
Mundulea sericea
Papilionoideae
  • mundulea
  • cork bush
  • mupumhamhene (Shona)
  • umsindandlovu (Ndebele)
2 2
Crotalaria retusa
Papilionoideae
  • yellow rattle-box
  • wedge-leaf crotalaria
2 0
Neptunia pubescens var. pubescens
Caesalpinioideae
  • yellowpuff
2 1
Dichrostachys cinerea
Caesalpinioideae
  • sicklebush
  • Chinese lanterns
  • mupangara (Shona)
  • ugagu (Ndebele)
2 0
Acacia dealbata
Caesalpinioideae
  • silver wattle
2 1
Acacia deanei
Caesalpinioideae
  • Deane's wattle
  • green wattle
2 1
Parkinsonia × sonorae
Caesalpinioideae
  • Sonoran palo verde
  • palo estribo
2 1
Errazurizia megacarpa
Papilionoideae 2 1
Parkinsonia florida × P. microphylla
Caesalpinioideae
  • hybrid palo verde
2 0
Erythrina berteroana
Papilionoideae
  • pito (Spanish)
2 0
Acacia cana
Caesalpinioideae
  • cabbage-tree wattle
tree
  • Australia
2 1
Chamaecytisus palmensis
Papilionoideae
  • Tree lucerne
2 0
Parkinsonia texana var. macra
Caesalpinioideae
  • Tamaulipan palo verde
  • border palo verde
2 2
Acacia cambagei
Caesalpinioideae
  • stinking wattle
  • gidgee
tree
  • Australia
2 1
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Caesalpinioideae
  • round-leaf cassia
2 0
Erythrina fusca
Papilionoideae 2 0
Phaseolus coccineus
Papilionoideae
  • scarlet runner bean
  • botín (Spanish)
2 0
Cercis siliquastrum
Cercidoideae 2 0