List of Fabaceae genera

This is a list of genera in the plant family Fabaceae, or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants with 807 generaFabaceae Lindl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 July 2025. and nearly 20,000 known species.

A

Abarema Abrus Acacia Acaciella Acmispon Acosmium Acrocarpus Wight & Arn. Adenanthera Adenocarpus Adenodolichos Adenolobus (Harv. ex Benth. & Hook.f.) Torre & Hillc. Adenopodia Adesmia Adinobotrys Aenictophyton Aeschynomene Afgekia Afroamphica Afrocalliandra – synonym of Calliandra Afzelia Sm. Aganope Airyantha Akschindlium Alantsilodendron Albizia Aldina Alexa Alhagi Alistilus Almaleea Alysicarpus Amblygonocarpus Amburana Amherstia Wall. Amicia Ammodendron Ammopiptanthus Amorpha Amphicarpaea Amphimas Amphiodon Amphithalea Anadenanthera Anagyris Anarthrophyllum Ancistrotropis Andira Androcalymma Dwyer Angylocalyx Annea Mackinder & Wieringa Anonychium Antheroporum Anthonotha P.Beauv. Anthyllis Antopetitia Aotus Aphanocalyx Oliver Aphyllodium Apios Apoplanesia Apuleia Mart. Apurimacia Arachis Arapatiella Rizzini & A.Mattos Archidendron Archidendropsis Arcoa Urb. Argyrocytisus Argyrolobium Arquita E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes Arthroclianthus Aspalathus Astragalus Ateleia Aubrevillea Augouardia Pellegr. Austrocallerya Austrodolichos Austrosteenisia

B

Baikiaea Benth. Balsamocarpon Clos Baphia Baphiastrum Baphiopsis Baptisia Barbieria Barklya F.Muell. Barnebydendron J.H.Kirkbr. Batesia Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f. Baudouinia Baill. Bauhinia Plum ex L. Behaimia Berlinia Sol. ex Hook.f. & Benth. Betencourtia Biancaea Tod. Bikinia Wieringa Bionia Biserrula Bituminaria Blanchetiodendron Bobgunnia Bocoa Boliviadendron Bolusafra Bolusanthus Bolusia Bossiaea Bouffordia Bowdichia Bowringia Brachycylix (Harms) R.S.Cowan Brachypterum Brachystegia Benth. Bracteolaria Brandzeia Baill. Brenierea Humbert Brodriguesia R.S.Cowan Brongniartia Brownea Jacq. Browneopsis Huber Brya Bryaspis Burkea Benth. Burkilliodendron Bussea Harms Butea

C

Cadia Caesalpinia Plum ex L. Caetangil Cajanus Calicotome Callerya Calliandra Calliandropsis Callistachys Calobota Calophaca Calopogonium Calpocalyx Calpurnia Camoensia Campsiandra Benth. Camptosema Campylotropis Canavalia Candolleodendron Caragana Carmichaelia Carrissoa Cascaronia Cassia L. Castanospermum Cathormion Cedrelinga Cenostigma Centrolobium Cenostigma Tul. Centrosema Ceratonia L. Cercis L. Cerradicola Chadsia Chamaecrista Moench Chamaecytisus Chapmannia Cheniella R.Clark & Mackinder Chesneya Chidlowia Chloroleucon Chorizema Christia Cicer Cladrastis Clathrotropis Cleobulia Clianthus Clitoria Clitoriopsis Cochlianthus Cochliasanthus Codariocalyx Cojoba Collaea Cologania Colophospermum J. Kirk ex J. Léonard Colutea Colvillea Bojer ex Hook. Condylostylis Conzattia Rose Copaifera L. Cordeauxia Hemsl. Cordyla Corethrodendron Coronilla Coulteria (Kunth) E. Gagnon, Sotuyo & G. P. Lewis Coursetia Craibia Cranocarpus Craspedolobium Cratylia Cristonia Crotalaria Cruddasia Crudia Schreb. Cryptosepalum Benth. Ctenodon Cullen Cyamopsis Cyathostegia Cyclocarpa Cyclolobium Cyclopia Cylicodiscus Cymbosema Cynometra L. Cytisophyllum Cytisopsis Cytisus

D

Dahlstedtia Dalbergia Dalbergiella Dalea Dalhousiea Daniellia Benn. Daprainia Daviesia Decorsea Deguelia Delgadoana Delonix Dendrolobium Denisophytum R. Vig. Dermatophyllum Derris Desmanthus Desmodiastrum Desmodiopsis Desmodium Detarium Juss. Dewevrea Dialium L. Dichilus Dichrostachys Dicorynia Benth. Dicraeopetalum Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f. Didelotia Baill. Dillwynia Dimorphandra Schott Dinizia Ducke Dioclea Diphyllarium Diphysa Diplotropis Dipogon Dipteryx Diptychandra Tul. Discolobium Distemonanthus Benth. Disynstemon Dolichopsis Dolichos Dorycnopsis Droogmansia Dumasia Dunbaria Duparquetia Dussia Dysolobium

E

Ebenopsis Ebenus Echinospartum Ecuadendron D.A.Neill Eleiotis Eligmocarpus Capuron Eminia Endertia Steenis & de Wit Endosamara Englerodendron Harms Entada Enterolobium Eperua Aubl. Eremosparton Erichsenia Erinacea Eriosema Erophaca Errazurizia Erythrina Erythrophleum Afzel. ex G.Don Erythrostemon Klotzsch Euchilopsis Euchilus Euchlora Euchresta Eurypetalum Harms Eutaxia Eversmannia Exostyles Eysenhardtia Ezoloba

F

Faidherbia Fairchildia Falcataria Fiebrigiella Fillaeopsis Fissicalyx Flemingia Fordia

G

Gabonius Mackinder & Wieringa Gagnebina Galactia Galega Gastrolobium Geissaspis Gelrebia E. Gagnon & G.P.Lewis Genista Genistidium Geoffroea Gigasiphon Drake Gilbertiodendron J.Léonard Gilletiodendron Vermoesen Gleditsia L. Gliricidia Glycine Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhizopsis Gompholobium Goniorrhachis Taub. Gonocytisus Goodia Grazielodendron Gretheria Greuteria Griffonia Baill. Grievea Grimolobium Grona Gueldenstaedtia Guianodendron Guibourtia Benn. Guilandina L. Gwilymia Gymnocladus Lam.

H

Haematoxylum L. Hammatolobium Hanslia Haplormosia Harashuteria Hardenbergia Hardwickia Roxb. Harleyodendron Harpalyce Havardia Haymondia Hebestigma Hedysarum Hegnera Helicotropis Heliodendron Hererolandia Gagnon & G.P.Lewis Herpyza Hesperalbizia Hesperolaburnum Hesperothamnus Heteroflorum M.Sousa Heterostemon Desf. Hippocrepis Hoffmannseggia Cav. Hoita Holocalyx Hosackia Hovea Huangtcia Huchimingia Hultholia Gagnon & G.P.Lewis Humboldtia Vahl Humularia Hydrochorea Hylodendron Taub. Hylodesmum Hymenaea L. Hymenolobium Hymenostegia Harms Hypocalyptus

I

Ibatiria Icuria Wieringa Imbralyx Indigastrum Indigofera Indopiptadenia Inga Ingopsis Inocarpus Intsia Thouars Isoberlinia Craib & Stapf Isotropis

J

Jacksonia Jacqueshuberia Ducke Jennata Julbernardia Pellegr. Jupunba

K

Kalappia Kosterm. Kanaloa Kanburia Kanjilalia Kartalinia Kebirita Kennedia Koompassia Maingay ex Benth. Kotschya Kummerowia Kunstleria

L

Labichea Gaudich. ex DC. Lablab Laburnum Lachesiodendron Lackeya Ladeania A.N.Egan & Reveal Lamprolobium Lathyrus Latrobea Lebeckia Lebruniodendron J.Léonard Lecointea Lemurodendron Lennea Leobordea Leonardoxa Aubrév. Leptoderris Leptodesmia Leptolobium Leptosema Leptospron Lespedeza Lessertia Leucaena Leucochloron Leucomphalos Leucostegane Libidibia Schltdl. Librevillea Hoyle Limadendron Liparia Listia Loesenera Harms Lonchocarpus Lophocarpinia Burkart Loricobbia Lotononis Lotus Luetzelburgia Lupinus Lysidice Hance Lysiloma Lysiphyllum (Benth.) de Wit

M

Maackia Machaerium Macrolobium Schreb. Macropsychanthus Macroptilium Macrosamanea Macrotyloma Maekawaea Mantiqueira Maraniona Marina Mariosousa Marlimorimia Martiodendron Gleason Mastersia Mecopus Medicago Melanoxylum Schott Melilotus Melliniella Melolobium Mendoravia Capuron Mezcala Mezoneuron Desf. Michelsonia Hauman Micklethwaitia G.P.Lewis & Schrire Microberlinia A.Chev. Microcharis Microlobius Mildbraediodendron Millettia Mimosa Mimozyganthus Mirbelia Moldenhawera Schrad. Monarthrocarpus Monopteryx Montigena Mora Benth. Moullava (Adans.) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis Mucuna Muellera Muelleranthus Mundulea Murtonia Myrocarpus Myrospermum Myroxylon Mysanthus

N

Naiadendron Nanhaia Nanogalactia Neltuma Neoapaloxylon Rauschert Neochevalierodendron J.Léonard Neocollettia Neoharmsia Neonotonia Neorautanenia Nephrodesmus Neptunia Nesphostylis Neustanthus Newtonia Nissolia Nogra Normandiodendron J.Léonard

O

Oberholzeria Oddoniodendron De Wild. Ohashia Ohwia Olneya Onobrychis Ononis Ophrestia Orbexilum Ormocarpopsis Ormocarpum Ormosia Ornithopus Orphanodendron Osodendron Ostryocarpus Otholobium – synonym of Psoralea Otoptera Ototropis Ougeinia Oxylobium Oxyrhynchus Oxytes Oxytropis

P

Pachyelasma Harms Pachyrhizus Padbruggea Painteria Paloue Aubl. Panurea Paracalyx Paragoodia Paramachaerium Paramacrolobium J.Léonard Parapiptadenia Pararchidendron Parasenegalia Paraserianthes Parkia Parkinsonia Plum. ex L. Parochetus Parryella Paubrasilia Gagnon, H.C.Lima & G.P.Lewis Pearsonia Pediomelum Pedleya Peltogyne Vogel Peltophorum (Vogel) Benth. Pentaclethra Periandra Pericopsis Petaladenium Petalostylis R.Br. Peteria Petteria Phanera Lour. Phaseolus Philenoptera Phylacium Phyllodium Phyllota Phylloxylon Physostigma Pickeringia Pictarena Pictetia Piliostigma Hochst. Piptadenia Piptadeniastrum Piptadeniopsis Piptanthus Piscidia Pithecellobium Pityrocarpa Plagiocarpus Plagiosiphon Harms Plathymenia Platycelyphium Platycyamus Platylobium Platymiscium Platyosprion Platypodium Platysepalum Pleurolobus Podalyria Podlechiella Podocytisus Podolobium Podolotus Poecilanthe Poeppigia C.Presl Poiretia Poissonia Poitea Polhillia Polhillides Polystemonanthus Harms Pomaria Cav. Pongamia Pongamiopsis Prioria Griseb. Prosopidastrum Prosopis Pseudalbizzia Pseudarthria Pseudeminia Pseudocojoba Pseudoeriosema Pseudolotus Pseudoprosopis Pseudosamanea Pseudosenegalia Pseudovigna Psophocarpus Psoralea Psorodendron Psorothamnus Pterocarpus Pterodon Pterogyne Tul. Pterolobium R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. Ptycholobium Ptychosema Pueraria Puhuaea Pullenia Pultenaea Punjuba Pycnospora Pyranthus

R

Rafnia Ramirezella Ramorinoa Recordoxylon Ducke Requienia Retama Rhodopis Rhynchosia Rhynchotropis Ricoa Riedeliella Rivasgodaya Robinia Robrichia Robynsiophyton Rothia Rupertia

S

Sakoanala Salweenia Samanea Sanjappa Saraca L. Sarcodum Schefflerodendron Schizolobium Vogel Schleinitzia Schnella Raddi Schotia Jacq. Scorodophloeus Harms Scorpiurus Sellocharis Senegalia Senna Mill. Serawaia Serianthes Sesbania Shuteria Sigmoidala Sigmoidotropis Sindora Miq. Sindoropsis J.Léonard Sinodolichos Smirnowia Smithia Soemmeringia Sohmaea Sophora Spartium Spathionema Spatholobus Sphaerolobium Sphaerophysa Sphenostylis Sphinctospermum Sphinga Spirotropis Stachyothyrsus Harms Staminodianthus Stauracanthus Steinbachiella Stemonocoleus Harms Stenodrepanum Harms Stirtonanthus Stonesiella Storckiella Seem Streblorrhiza Strombocarpa Strongylodon Strophostyles Stryphnodendron Stuhlmannia Taub. Stylosanthes Styphnolobium Sulla Sunhangia Swainsona Swartzia Sweetia Sylvichadsia Sympetalandra Stapf

T

Tabaroa Tachigali Aubl. Tadehagi Talbotiella Baker f. Tamarindus Tourn. ex L. Tara Molina Taralea Tateishia Taverniera Templetonia Tephrosia Teramnus Tessmannia Harms Tetraberlinia (Harms) Hauman Tetrapleura Tetrapterocarpon Humbert Teyleria Thailentadopsis Thermopsis Thinicola Tibetia Ticanto Tipuana Tournaya Toxicopueraria Trifidacanthus Trifolium Trigonella Tripodion Trischidium Tylosema (Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.

U

Uittienia Steenis Uleanthus Ulex Umtiza Sim Uraria Urariopsis Uribea Urodon

V

Vachellia Vandasina Vatairea Vataireopsis Vatovaea Verdesmum Vicia Vigna Viguieranthus Villosocallerya Viminaria Virgilia Vouacapoua Aubl. Vuralia

W

Wajira Wallaceodendron Weberbauerella Weizhia Whitfordiodendron Wiborgia Wiborgiella Wisteria Wisteriopsis

X

Xanthocercis Xerocladia Xiphotheca Xylia

Z

Zapoteca Zenia Chun Zenkerella Taub. Zollernia Zornia Zuccagnia Cav Zygia Zygocarpum

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