Common Names - Legume or Pea Family | Synonyms - |
Authority - Lindley | Total Number of genera - 730 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 19400 |
Plant forms - Trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs |
World Distribution - The species of this family are found throughout the world, |
Comments - Leguminosae is now the older name that is still considered valid. The largest genera are Astragalus with more than 2,000 species, Acacia with more than 900 species, and Indigofera with around 700 species.
Leguminosae/fabacea (Caesalpinaceae) has 170 genera and 2,000 species. It has 1446 trees. |