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 Subfamilysort descending Common name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range No. Seed Accessions No. Living Accessions
Senegalia erubescens
Caesalpinioideae
  • blue-thorn
  • gowe (Ndebele)
  • chisosampotolo (Shangaan)
  • Southern Africa
3 1
Senegalia eriocarpa
Caesalpinioideae
  • wooly-podded acacia
  • Southern Africa
1 1
Senegalia crassifolia
Caesalpinioideae
  • bauhinia-leaf acacia
  • Southern North America
1 1
Senegalia chariessa
Caesalpinioideae
  • ulutatau (Ndebele)
  • Southern Africa
1 0
Senegalia catechu
Caesalpinioideae
  • black cutch
  • catechu
  • khair (Hindi)
  • kachu (Malay)
  • South Asia
1 0
Senegalia caffra
Caesalpinioideae
  • common hook-thorn
  • umthole (Zulu)
  • mtholo (Sotho)
  • Southern Africa
2 1
Senegalia burkei
Caesalpinioideae
  • black monkey thorn
  • swartapiesdoring (Afrikaans)
  • mukaya (Shangaan)
  • Southern Africa
2 0
Senegalia brevispica
Caesalpinioideae
  • prickly thorn
small tree
shrub
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
1 1
Senegalia bonariensis
Caesalpinioideae
  • napinday (Spanish)
  • uña de gato (Spanish)
  • East-Central South America
1 1
Senegalia berlandieri
Caesalpinioideae
  • Berlandier's acacia
  • guajillo (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
10 2
Senegalia ataxacantha
Caesalpinioideae
  • flamethorn
  • mukakanyuro (Shona)
  • uthathawu (Ndebele)
  • umbambangwe (Ndebele)
  • West Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • East Africa
2 1
Schizolobium parahybum
Caesalpinioideae
  • Brazilian firetree
  • Brazilian fern tree
  • guapuruvú (Spanish)
  • gallinazo (Spanish)
  • guapuruvu (Portuguese)
1 0
Samanea saman
Caesalpinioideae
  • monkeypod
  • rain tree
7 0
Pterolobium stellatum
Caesalpinioideae
  • redwings
2 0
Pterogyne nitens
Caesalpinioideae
  • viraró (Spanish)
  • guiraró (Spanish)
  • amendoim-bravo (Portuguese)
1 0
Mimosa grahamii var. grahamii
Caesalpinioideae
  • Graham's mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
4 2
Mimosa biuncifera
Caesalpinioideae
  • catclaw mimosa
  • wait-a-minute bush
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
11 1
Mimosa distachya var. laxiflora
Caesalpinioideae
  • gatuña (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
6 2
Mimosa dysocarpa
Caesalpinioideae
  • velvet-pod mimosa
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
4 2
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 palmeri
Caesalpinioideae
  • chopo
2 1
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. latidens
Caesalpinioideae
  • sensitive briar
3 2
Mimosa pudica
Caesalpinioideae
  • sensitive plant
1 1