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 ascending Common name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range No. Seed Accessions No. Living Accessions
Xanthocercis zambesiaca
Papilionoideae
  • nyala tree
  • muchetuchetu (Shona)
  • muhlati (Shangaan)
1 2
Xeroderris stuhlmannii
Papilionoideae
  • wing pod
  • mudzungu (Shona)
  • umthundulu (Ndebele)
1 1
Marina calycosa
Papilionoideae
  • San Pedro false prairie clover
2 0
Machaerium villosum
Papilionoideae 1 0
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Papilionoideae
  • purple bushbean
  • siratro (Spanish)
10 0
Macroptilium bracteatum
Papilionoideae
  • burgundy bean
1 0
Macroptilium fraternum
Papilionoideae 1 0
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Papilionoideae
  • variableleaf bushbean
5 0
Macroptilium panduratum
Papilionoideae 1 0
Macroptilium supinum
Papilionoideae
  • supine bean
2 1
Macrotyloma africanum
Papilionoideae 2 0
Macrotyloma axillare var. axillare
Papilionoideae
  • perennial horsegram
1 0
Macrotyloma daltonii
Papilionoideae 1 0
Macrotyloma ellipticum
Papilionoideae 1 0
Macrotyloma stenophylla
Papilionoideae 1 0
Medicago lupulina
Papilionoideae
  • black medick
  • hop-clover
  • nonesuch
1 0
Millettia grandis
Papilionoideae
  • umzimbeet
  • omsambeet (Afrikaans)
  • umSimbithwa (Zulu)
1 0
Melilotus officinalis
Papilionoideae
  • yellow sweet clover
2 0
Melilotus indica
Papilionoideae
  • Indian sweetclover
  • sourclover
  • trebol de olor común (Spanish)
1 0
Melilotus albus
Papilionoideae
  • white sweet clover
4 0
Medicago sativa
Papilionoideae
  • alfalfa
1 0
Zornia milneana
Papilionoideae 1 0
Marina diffusa
Papilionoideae
  • escoba colorada (Spanish)
3 0
Marina parryi
Papilionoideae
  • Parry dalea
6 1
Phaseolus scabrellus
Papilionoideae
  • silverspot lima bean
  • wild bean
2 0