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Fabaceae (legume)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Fabaceae was named by Lindley (1836). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fabales by Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa
Acacia, Acacioxylon, Adelocercis, Adenantheroxylon, Aeschynomene, Aeschynomenoxylon, Afzelia, Albizia, Albizinium, Albizzioxylon, Amorpha, Andiroxylon, Archidendron, Astragalus, Baphioxylon, Baphioxylon, Bauhinia, Bauhinioxylon, Bauhinioxylon, Bauhinites, Berlinia, Berlinioxylon, Brachystegioxylon, Butea, Caesalpinaceae, Caesalpinia, Caesalpinioideae, Caesalpinioxylon, Campylotropis, Canavalia, Cassia, Cassinium, Cassioxylon, Ceratonia, Cercidoideae, Cladrastis, Colutea, Copaifera, Cottaites, Crotalaria, Cynometra, Cynometrophyllum, Cytisus, Dalbergia, Dalbergiophyllum, Dalbergioxylon, Derris, Desmodium, Desmodophyllum, Dialium, Dialiumoxylon, Dichrostachyoxylon, Diphyllites, Diphysa, Diplophyllum, Enantiophyllites, Entada, Ervites, Erythrina, Erythrophleum, Erythrophloeoxylon, Euacacioxylon, Faboidea, Faboideae, Falcicutis, Felixia, Fichtelites, Fontainea, Gleditschites, Gleditsioxylon, Gymnocladus, Hedysareae, Hopeoxylon (syn. Copaiferoxylon, Sindoroxylon, Detarioxylon), Humboldtia, Indigofera, Ingophyllum, Ingoxylon, Isoberlinioxylon, Kingiodendron, Koompassia, Koompassioxylon, Leguminocarpon, Leguminocarpum, Leguminophyllum, Leguminoxylon, Lespedeza, Leucaena, Margocolporites, Martyia, Micropodium, Millettia, Millettioxylon, Mimosaceoxylon, Mimosoideae, Mimosoxylon, Mucuna, Myrtacidites, Ormosia, Ormosioxylon, Ougenioxylon, Oxylobium, Pahudioxylon, Palaeolobium, Papilionaceophyllum, Paracacioxylon, Peltophoroxylon, Pericopsoxylon, Phaca, Phaeoceros, Phaseolus, Pisum, Podalyriophyllum, Polyadopollenites, Pongamia, Praedapollis, Pterocarpoxylon, Pterocarpus, Pterogynoxylon, Pueraria, Pycnolobium, Robinoxylon, Samanea, Schmidites, Sesbania, Sindora, Spirosyncolpites, Strongylodon, Taenioxylon, Tamarindoxylon, Tephrosia, Tetrapleuroxylon, Thermopsis, Ungerites, Vicia, Vouapa, Wagatea, Wisteria, Zittelia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Fabaceae Lindley
1845Adelocercis Unger
1919Leguminosae Knowlton
1941Leguminosae MacGinitie
1961Leguminosae Chandler p. 72
1962Leguminosae Chandler p. 72
1965Bauhinioxylon Rawat
1972Bauhinioxylon Paradkar and Nakada
1974Leguminosae Ozaki
2000Leguminosae Mabberley
2008Fabaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Fabaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16
2021Leguminosae Hazra et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Fabaceae Lindley 1836 [legume]
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G. Acacia Miller 1758 [wattle]
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Acacia bulbosa Jordan 1997
Acacia eosericata Prasad 1994
Acacia lamarensis Knowlton 1899
Acacia macrosperma Knowlton 1899
Acacia mahengense Herendeen and Jacobs 2000
Acacia oregoniana Lesquereux 1888
Acacia septentrionalis Lesquereux 1873
Acacia wardii Knowlton 1899
Acacia wilcoxensis Berry 1916
G. †Aeschynomenoxylon Mueller-Stoll and Maedel 1967
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Aeschynomenoxylon nawargaoensis Shete and Kulkarni 1982
G. Afzelia Smith 1798
G. †Albizinium Prakash 1975
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Albizinium eolebbekianum Prakash 1975
G. Archidendron Mueller 1865
G. †Baphioxylon Lakhanpal and Prakash 1970
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Baphioxylon dechampsii Lakhanpal and Prakash 1970
G. †Baphioxylon Trivedi and Srivastava 1986
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Baphioxylon palaeonitidoides Trivedi and Srivastava 1986
G. Bauhinia Linnaeus 1753
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Bauhinia alabamensis Berry 1910
Bauhinia cretacea Newberry 1886
Bauhinia deomalica Awasthi and Prakash 1987
Bauhinia gigantea Newberry 1895
Bauhinia kachchhensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
Bauhinia marylandica Berry 1908
Bauhinia nepalensis Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Bauhinia pseudocotyledon Cockerell 1909
Bauhinia purniyagiriensis Prasad et al. 2017
Bauhinia ramthiensis Antal and Awasthi 1993
Bauhinia ripleyensis Berry 1916
Bauhinia siwalika Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1984
Bauhinia wenshanensis Meng and Zhou 2014
Bauhinia wyomingana Brown 1962
G. Berlinia Solander 1849
G. Butea Willdenow 1802
G. Caesalpinia Linnaeus 1753
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Caesalpinia claibornensis Herendeen and Dilcher 1991
Caesalpinia cookiana Hollick 1895
Caesalpinia flumen viridensis Herendeen and Dilcher 1991
Caesalpinia purniyagiriensis Shashi et al. 2007
Caesalpinia spokanensis Knowlton 1926
Caesalpinia wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. Canavalia Adanson 1763 [jack-beans]
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Canavalia acuminata Berry 1916
Canavalia eocenica Berry 1916
Canavalia siwalica Dwivedi et al. 2006
G. Cassia Linnaeus 1753
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Cassia antiqua Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
Cassia bentonensis Berry 1916
Cassia emarginata Berry 1916
Cassia eolignitica Berry 1916
Cassia evanstonensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
Cassia fayettensis Berry 1916
Cassia fisheriana Knowlton 1918
Cassia fistula Prasad 1994
Cassia georgiana Berry 1918
Cassia glenni Berry 1916
Cassia idahoensis Knowlton 1919
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Invalid names: Cassia obtusa Knowlton 1898 [replaced]
Cassia insularis Hollick 1912
Cassia lowii Berry 1916
Cassia marshallensis Berry 1916
Cassia miokachchhensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
Cassia miosiamea Prasad 1994
Cassia neosophora Prasad 1994
Cassia nepalensis Prasad 1990
Cassia obtusa Clos and Gay 1850
Cassia polita Lesquereux 1891
Cassia problematica Lesquereux 1891
Cassia puryearensis Berry 1916
Cassia richardsoni Knowlton 1918
Cassia sapindoides Knowlton 1918
Cassia siwalica Prasad 1994
Cassia tennesseensis Berry 1916
Cassia toraformis Berry 1916
Cassia vaughani Berry 1919
Cassia wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. †Cassinium Prakash 1975
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Cassinium arcotense Awasthi 1979
Cassinium ballavpurense Ghosh and Roy 1981
Cassinium borooahii Prakash 1966
Cassinium prefistulai Prakash 1975
Cassinium tripuranum Acharya and Roy 1986
G. Ceratonia Linnaeus 1753
Subfm. Cercidoideae Azani et al. 2017
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G. Cercis Linnaeus 1753 [redbud]
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Cercis borealis Newberry 1882
Cercis canadensis Linnaeus 1753
Cercis eocenica Lesquereux 1872
Cercis nevadensis Knowlton 1901
Cercis parvifolia Lesquereux 1883
Cercis spokanensis Knowlton 1926
Cercis truncata Lesquereux 1883
Cercis wilcoxiana Berry 1916
Cercis zhangpuensis Wang and Sun 2022
G. Copaifera Linnaeus 1762
G. Crotalaria Linnaeus 1753 [rattlepod]
G. Cynometra Linnaeus 1753
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Cynometra palaeoiripa Prasad et al. 2004
Cynometra siwalika Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Cynometra tertiara Antal and Awasthi 1993
G. Dalbergia Linnaeus 1782
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Dalbergia apiculata Newberry 1895
Dalbergia calvertensis Berry 1909
Dalbergia coloradensis Knowlton 1916
Dalbergia cuneifolia Heer 1859
Dalbergia eocenica Berry 1916
Dalbergia eucultrata Prasad et al. 1999
Dalbergia hyperborea Heer 1882
Dalbergia irregularis Hollick 1906
Dalbergia latifolia Rao and Sahni 1967
Dalbergia lesquereuxii Ettingshausen 1883
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Invalid names: Vaccinium retigerum Cockerell 1908 [synonym]
Dalbergia minor Hollick 1906
Dalbergia minuta Knowlton 1916
Dalbergia miosericea Prasad 1990
Dalbergia miovolubilis Prasad et al. 1997
Dalbergia rubra MacGinitie 1941
Dalbergia severnensis Berry 1911
Dalbergia sissoo Roxburgh 1825
Dalbergia siwalika Prasad 1994
Dalbergia tanakpurensis Prasad et al. 2017
Dalbergia wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. Derris Loureiro 1790
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Derris champarensis Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
Derris mioscandens Prasad et al. 2017
Derris prakashii Prasad et al. 2004
G. Dialium Linnaeus 1753
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Dialium palaeoindum Prasad 1994
G. †Dialiumoxylon Lemoigne
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Dialiumoxylon indicum Guleria 1984
Dialiumoxylon kalagarhense Trivedi and Misra 1978
G. Entada Adanson 1763
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Entada palaeoscandens Antal and Awasthi 1993
G. Erythrina Linnaeus
G. †Euacacioxylon Mueller-Stoll and Maedel 1967
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Invalid names: Dalbergioxylon antiquum Ramanujam 1960 [synonym]
G. †Hopeoxylon Navale 1963
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Hopeoxylon assamicum Lalitha and Prakash 1980
Hopeoxylon eosiamensis Prakash 1981
Hopeoxylon indicum Navale 1963
Hopeoxylon speciosum Navale 1963
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Invalid names: Hopeoxylon arcotense Awasthi 1977 [synonym]
Invalid names: Copaiferoxylon Mueller-Stoll and Maedel 1967 [synonym], Detarioxylon Boureu and Louvet 1975 [synonym], Sindoroxylon Lemoigne et al. 1974 [synonym]
G. Humboldtia Vahl 1794
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Humboldtia miocenica Prasad et al. 2017
G. Indigofera Linnaeus 1753
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Indigofera hebepetala Bentham 1876
Indigofera prepulchella Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1984
G. †Ingoxylon Mueller-Stoll and Mädel 1967
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Ingoxylon sahnii Ramanujam 1960
G. †Isoberlinioxylon Lakhnapal and Prakash 1970
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Isoberlinioxylon congoense Lakhnapal and Prakash 1970
G. †Kingiodendron Harms
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Kingiodendron prepinnatum Awasthi and Prakash 1987
G. Koompassia Maingay 1873
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Koompassia suraikholaensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996
G. †Koompassioxylon Kramer
G. †Leguminocarpon Göppert 1855
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Leguminocarpon albizioides Bhattacharyya 1985
Leguminocarpon arachioides Goeppert 1855
Leguminocarpon derrisoides Bhattacharyya 1985
Leguminocarpon desmodioides Bhattacharyya 1985
Leguminocarpon herendeenii Collinson et al. 2012
Leguminocarpon khariensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
Leguminocarpon millettioides Bhattacharyya 1985
Leguminocarpon pongamioides Bhattacharyya 1985
Invalid names: Leguminocarpon eocenum Yawale 1979 [nomen nudum]
G. †Leguminophyllum Lemoigne et al.
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Leguminophyllum khariensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
G. †Margocolporites Ramanajuan 1966
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Margocolporites complexum Ramanujam 1966
Margocolporites dubius Ramanujam 1966
Margocolporites rauvolfii Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Margocolporites sahnii Ramanujam 1966
Margocolporites sitholeyi Ramanujam 1966
Margocolporites tsukadae Ramanujam 1966
Margocolporites vanwijhei Germeraad et al. 1968
G. Millettia Wight and Arnott 1834
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Millettia asymmetrica Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
Millettia bilaspurensis Prasad 2006
Millettia churiensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Millettia extensa Bentham 1876
Millettia imlibasensis Prasad et al. 1999
Millettia kathgodamensis Prasad et al. 2004
Millettia koilabasensis Prasad 1990
Millettia miobrandisiana Prasad 1994
Millettia miocenica Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
Millettia mioinermis Prasad et al. 2017
Millettia notoensis Ishida 1970
Millettia oodlabariensis Antal and Prasad 1996
Millettia ovatus Tripathi et al. 2002
Millettia palaeocubithii Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Millettia palaeomanii Dwivedi et al. 2006
Millettia palaeoracemosa Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Millettia prakashii Shashi et al. 2007
Millettia purniyagiriensis Shashi et al. 2007
Millettia siwalica Prasad 1994
G. †Millettioxylon Awasthi 1967
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Millettioxylon bengalensis Ghosh and Roy 1979
Millettioxylon indicum Awasthi 1967
Millettioxylon palaeopulchra Lakhanpal et al. 1981
Subfm. Mimosoideae Linnaeus 1753
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Tr. Mimoseae Bronn 1822
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G. Newtonia Baillon 1888
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Newtonia mushensis Pan et al. 2012
G. Mucuna Adanson 1763
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Mucuna miogigantea Prasad and Pandey 2008
G. †Myrtacidites Chitaley 1951
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Myrtacidites psilatus Belsky et al. 1965
G. Ormosia Jackson 1811
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Ormosia robustoides Prasad 1990
G. †Ormosioxylon Bande and Prakash 1980
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Ormosioxylon bengalensis Bande and Prakash 1980
G. †Ougenioxylon Prakash and Tripathi 1977
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Ougenioxylon tertiarum Prakash and Tripathi 1977
G. Oxylobium Andrews 1805
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Oxylobium pungens Jordan 1997
G. †Pahudioxylon Chowdhury et al. 1960
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Pahudioxylon arcotense Navale 1963
Pahudioxylon assamicum Prakash and Tripathi 1975
Pahudioxylon bankurensis Chowdhury et al. 1960
Pahudioxylon deomaliense Prakash 1965
Pahudioxylon indicum Prakash 1979
Pahudioxylon sahnii Ghosh and Kazmi 1961
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Invalid names: Albizzioxylon sahnii Ramanujam 1960 [synonym]
G. †Paracacioxylon Müller-Stoll and Madel 1967
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Paracacioxylon frenguellii Brea et al. 2008
Paracacioxylon odonellii Menendez 1967
G. †Peltophoroxylon Mueller-Stoll and Maedel 1967
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Peltophoroxylon cassioides Prakash and Awasthi 1970
Peltophoroxylon ferrugineoides Bande and Prakash 1980
Peltophoroxylon indicum Ramanujam 1955
Peltophoroxylon variegatum Ramanujam 1960
G. †Pericopsoxylon Awasthi 1979
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Pericopsoxylon indicum Awasthi 1979
G. Phaeoceros Proskauer 1951
G. Phaseolus Linnaeus 1753 [bean]
G. †Pongamia Ventenat
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Pongamia glabra Prasad 1994
Pongamia kailakholaensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Pongamia kathgodamensis Prasad et al. 2004
Pongamia ovata MacGinitie 1941
Pongamia siwalika Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
G. †Praedapollis Boltenhagen and Salard 1973
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Praedapollis flexibilis Legoux 1978
G. Pterocarpus Jacquin 1763
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Pterocarpus dalbergiocarpoides Prasad and Awasthi 1996
G. Samanea Bentham
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Samanea siwalica Prasad 1994
G. Sesbania Scopoli 1777 [riverhemp]
G. Sindora Miquel 1861
G. †Spirosyncolpites González-Guzmán 1967
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Spirosyncolpites brunii Legoux 1978
Spirosyncolpites clavatus González-Guzmán 1967
Spirosyncolpites spiralis González-Guzmán 1967
G. Tephrosia Persoon 1807 [hoary pea]
G. Wagatea Dalzell
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Wagatea miospicata Prasad et al. 2017
Invalid names: Bauhinioxylon Paradkar and Nakada 1972 [nomen nudum], Faboideae [empty], Hedysareae de Candolle 1825 [empty], Leguminosae de Jussieu [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available