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 ascending
Mimosa ephedroides
Caesalpinioideae
  • prendador (Spanish)
  • pichana (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southern South America
2 2
Havardia pallens
Caesalpinioideae
  • tenaza
 6 2
Dalea tomentosa var. mota
Papilionoideae
  • mota
 2 2
Mimosa farinosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • tusca blanca (Spanish)
  • shinque (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southern South America
2 2
Acacia ashbyae
Caesalpinioideae
  • Ashby's wattle
shrub
  • Southwestern Australia
2 2
Vachellia schottii
Caesalpinioideae
  • Schott acacia
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
2 2
Mimosa strigillosa
Caesalpinioideae
  • powderpuff
  • vergonzosa (Spanish)
perennial herb
  • South Central North America
  • Southeastern North America
  • South Central South America
2 2
Acacia adsurgens
Caesalpinioideae
  • whipstick wattle
shrub
  • Australia
1 2
Mundulea sericea
Papilionoideae
  • mundulea
  • cork bush
  • mupumhamhene (Shona)
  • umsindandlovu (Ndebele)
 2 2
Vachellia pennatula var. pennatula
Caesalpinioideae
  • feather acacia
  • algarrobo (Spanish)
  • Southern North America
  • Central America
  • Northern South America
5 2
Vachellia schaffneri var. bravoensis
Caesalpinioideae
  • Schaffner acacia
  • twisted acacia
  • Southern North 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
Nissolia schottii
Papilionoideae
  • nissolia
  • Schott yellowhood
climber/vine
  • Southwestern North America
6 2
Leucaena retusa
Caesalpinioideae
  • golden-ball lead tree
small tree
  • Southwestern North America
11 2
Zapoteca formosa subsp. schottii
Caesalpinioideae
  • fairy duster
  • tasopolo (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
2 2
Senegalia montis-usti
Caesalpinioideae
  • Brandberg acacia
  • brandbergdoring (Afrikaans)
  • Southern Africa
1 1
Senna sophera
Caesalpinioideae
  • algarobilla (Spanish)
 2 1
Senegalia gilliesii
Caesalpinioideae
  • garabato negro (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • South-Central South America
6 1
Senegalia goetzei subsp. goetzei
Caesalpinioideae
  • purple-pod acacia
  • East Africa
  • Central Africa
1 1
Senegalia greggii
Caesalpinioideae
  • catclaw acacia
  • uña de gato (Spanish)
  • Southwestern North America
15 1
Genista stenopetala
Papilionoideae
  • leafy broom
  • sweet broom
 2 1
Galactia striata
Papilionoideae
  • Florida hammock milkpea
 2 1
Senegalia nigrescens
Caesalpinioideae
  • knob-thorn
  • munanga (Shona)
  • umkhayaomhlope (Ndebele)
  • mokoba (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
3 1
Senegalia polyphylla
Caesalpinioideae
  • white-tamarind
  • guarucaia (Portuguese)
  • cari-cari (Spanish)
  • Eastern South America
  • North-Central South America
  • Central America
  • Southern North America
1 1

Taxa Found: 1279