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Family · Rosids

Fabaceae

Legumes — beans, peas, acacia, clover

Legume family: nitrogen-fixing plants bearing pod fruits; third-largest plant family and a cornerstone of agriculture.

Accepted species
22,808accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera
804accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈85 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity
Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Fabaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.

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Largest genera

The 744 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.

Where it grows

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Fabaceae sits in the order Fabales.