Xanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae. Species include:
Dipteryx is a genus containing a number of species of large trees and possibly shrubs. It belongs to the "papilionoid" subfamily – Faboideae – of the family Fabaceae. This genus is native to South and Central America and the Caribbean. Formerly, the related genus Taralea was included in Dipteryx.
Alexa is a genus of flowering plants. Members of this genus accumulate iminosugars in their leaves.
Amburana is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It contains three species:
Angylocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains the following species:
Behaimia is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is only found in Cuba. It can be distinguished from related genera, Cyclolobium and Limadendron by:
pinnately multifoliolate leaves, a sessile ovary, and an indehiscent or late dehiscent one-seeded pod.
Cordyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains the following species:
Dussia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains the following species:
Adenolobus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae.
Bobgunnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is named for Charles R. Gunn who was the director of the U.S. National Seed Herbarium for many years before his retirement.
Bocoa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae). It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae (Papilionoideae). Several species in the genus were recently reclassified as Trischidium.
Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. The ancient Greeks believed that tyrants in Hades were punished by being beaten with the thorny calycotomes.
Candolleodendron brachystachyum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Candolleodendron.
Holocalyx balansae is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Holocalyx.
Mildbraediodendron excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and the only species in the genus Mildbraediodendron. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus was named in honor of the German botanist Johannes Mildbraed.
Monopteryx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of this genus produce hydroxypipecolic acids in their leaves.
Myrospermum frutescens, the cercipo, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Myrospermum.
Petaladenium urceoliferum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Petaladenium. It produces three chemical compounds in its leaves that are not found in other members of the Amburaneae: (2S,4S,5R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxypipecolic acid, (2S,4R,5S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxypipecolic acid, and (2S,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-methoxypipecolic acid. Petaladenium urceoliferum is unique among legumes in having fimbriate–glandular wing petals.
Uleanthus erythrinoides is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Uleanthus. The species occurs in Brazil.
Pterodon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
