index KINDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) phylum ANGIOSPERMAE (FLOWERS) CLASS DICOTS CLASS ROSIDAE CLASS ROSIDAE CLASS ROSIDAE
FAMILY FABACEAE


Family Leguminosae
or
Family Fabaceae


BBALLBLU.GIF Large family numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species.

BBALLBLU.GIF Leaves:
Some members can move their leaves.

NITROGEN.gif, 32 kB BBALLBLU.GIF Legumes
Plants Hosts Symbiotic bacteria in root nodules.
Nitrogen-Fixing (NO3- or NH3) rhizobia bacteria.


(lupins, peanut, pigeonpea, vetch, and clover)





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SubFamily Mimosoideae



CalliandraLogo.jpg, 4 kB BANAST15.gif Genus: Calliandra
Powder-puff



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SubFamily FABOIDEAE


Three subfamilies of FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE:
Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae Faboideae

RULERYEL TRIFOLLOGO.JPG, 11 kB LTCLOVLOGO.JPG, 3 kB WHITECLOVLOGO.JPG, 3 kB
BANAST15.gif Genus: Trifolium (CLOVER)
(Clover)



RULERYEL Tribe: Genisteae

Genus Lupinus
LOGOLUPIN.JPG, 4 kB ALBIFRLOGO.JPG, 10 kB BANAST15.gif Genus Lupinus
(Lupins)


RULERYEL Tribe: Sophoreae

Genus Styphnolobium
POGODALOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15.gif Genus Styphnolobium
(Sophora Japonica Pagoda Tree)


RULERMAR

Subfamily MIMOSOIDEAE




tribe Acacieae
tribe Ingeae
tribe Mimoseae
tribe Mimozygantheae
tribe Parkieae.

RULERYEL Tribe Acacieae

Genus ACACIA
ACACIALOGO.JPG, 13 kB ACACLOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15.gif Genus ACACIA

(Acacia)


RULERYEL Tribe Ingeae
Genus Abarema

Genus Albizia
ALBIZLOGO.JPG, 11 kB MonkeyLogo.jpg, 4 kB RainTreeLogo.jpg, 4 kB BANAST15.gif genus Albizia
 (Silk Tree, MonkeyPod, Saman)


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RULERMAR

Subfamily Caesalpinioideae


RULERYEL GLEDLOGO.JPG, 4 kB BANAST15.gif Genus Gleditsia
HoneyLocust
RULERYEL CeratoniaLogo.jpg, 4 kB BANAST15.gif Genus Ceratonia
St. John's bread, Carob

Tribe: Cercideae

RULERYEL ORCHIDTREELOGO.JPG, 3 kB BANAST15.gif Genus Bauhinia





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