list of economically important members of the family Fabaceae

One of the largest angiosperm families, the pea family (Fabaceae) features a number of economically significant plants, ranging from important food crops to costly invasive species. The following is a list of some of the major plants in the family, ordered alphabetically by common name.

• indigo (Indigofera species)
• logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum)
• senna (Senna species)

• adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
• alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
• broad bean (Vicia faba)
• carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
• chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
• common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

  • green bean (P. vulgaris)
• cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
• fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
• jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
• lentil (Lens culinaris)
• licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
• lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
• mung bean (Vigna radiata)
• pea (Pisum sativum)
• peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
• scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
• soybean (Glycine max)
• tamarind (Tamarindus indica)

• alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
• bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
• bush clover (Lespedeza species)
• clover (Trifolium species)
• hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
• lupine (Lupinus species)
• silk tree (Albizia species)
• sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea)

• acacia (Acacia species)
• bush clover (Lespedeza species)
• broom (Cytisus species)
• crown vetch (Securigera varia)
• honey locust (Gleditsia species)
• indigo (Indigofera species)
• kudzu vine (Pueraria montana)
• mesquite (Prosopis species)
• mimosa (Mimosa species)
• rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
• sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
• silk tree (Albizia species)

• acacia (Acacia species)
• bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
• bush clover (Lespedeza species)
• broom (Cytisus species)
• carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
• golden chain (genus Laburnum)
• hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
• Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioica)
• kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
• locust (Robinia species)
• lupine (Lupinus species)
• mimosa (Mimosa species)
• pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
• palo verde (Parkinsonia species)
• redbud (Cercis species)
• royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
• scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
• senna (Senna species)
• sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
• silk tree (Albizia species)
• sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
• tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
• wisteria (Wisteria species)

• almendro (Dipteryx oleifera)
• golden chain (genus Laburnum)
• mesquite (Prosopis species)
• narra (Pterocarpus species)
• rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
• silk tree (Albizia species)
• sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea)
• tamarind (Tamarindus indica)