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    Fabaceae - Wikipedia

    • The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important family of flowering plants. It includes trees, shrubs, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants, which are easily recognized by their fruit (legume) and their compound, stipulate leaves. The family is widely distributed, and is the third-la… See more

    Etymology

    The name 'Fabaceae' comes from the defunct genus Faba, now included in Vicia. The term "faba" comes from … See more

    Description

    Fabaceae range in habit from giant trees (like Koompassia excelsa) to small annual herbs, with the majority being herbaceous perennials. Plants have indeterminate inflorescences, which are sometimes reduced to … See more

    Evolution, phylogeny and taxonomy

    The order Fabales contains around 7.3% of eudicot species and the greatest part of this diversity is contained in just one of the four families that the order contains: Fabaceae. This clade also includes the families Polygalaceae… See more

    Ecology

    The Fabaceae have an essentially worldwide distribution, being found everywhere except Antarctica and the high Arctic. The trees are often found in tropical regions, while the herbaceous plants and shrubs are … See more

    Economic and cultural importance

    Legumes are economically and culturally important plants due to their extraordinary diversity and abundance, the wide variety of edible vegetables they represent and due to the variety of uses they can be put to: in hortic… See more

    Emblematic Fabaceae

    • The cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli), is the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay.
    • The elephant ear tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) is the national tree of Costa Rica, by Executive Order of 31 August 1959. … See more

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