Family Fabaceae in Order Fabales
What is a Family (pl. Families)?
In the context of botanical taxonomy, the Family rank is a taxonomic rank that is used to classify groups of related genera within an Order. Families are based on a set of shared morphological, anatomical, and genetic characteristics, such as flower structure, fruit type, and leaf morphology. The Family rank is situated between Order and Genus in the hierarchy of taxonomic ranks.
Each Family can include one or more genera, and each genus can include one or more species. Families are used to group genera of plants that share common traits and evolutionary histories, allowing botanists to better understand the relationships between different groups of plants.
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Each Family can include one or more genera, and each genus can include one or more species. Families are used to group genera of plants that share common traits and evolutionary histories, allowing botanists to better understand the relationships between different groups of plants.
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Abarema
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Abrus
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Acacia
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Acaciella
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Acmispon
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Acosmium
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Acrocarpus
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Acuania
1 -
Adenanthera
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Adenocarpus
32 -
Adenodolichos
28 -
Adenolobus
4 -
Adenopodia
7 -
Adesmia
263 -
Adinobotrys
4 -
Aenictophyton
4 -
Aeschynomene
159 -
Afgekia
2 -
Afroamphica
1 -
Afrocalliandra
2 -
Afzelia
12 -
Aganope
11 -
Airyantha
4 -
Akschindlium
1 -
Alantsilodendron
9 -
Albizia
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Aldina
17 -
Alexa
10 -
Alhagi
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Alistilus
3 -
Almaleea
6 -
Alysicarpus
64 -
Amblygonocarpus
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Amburana
3 -
Amherstia
1 -
Amicia
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Ammodendron
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Ammopiptanthus
2 -
Amorpha
24 -
Amphicarpaea
3 -
Amphimas
3 -
Amphiodon
1 -
Amphithalea
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Anadenanthera
5 -
Anagyris
2 -
Anarthrophyllum
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Ancistrotropis
6 -
Andira
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Androcalymma
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Angylocalyx
7 -
Anila
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Annea
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Antheroporum
5 -
Anthonotha
17 -
Anthyllis
87 -
Antopetitia
1 -
Aotus
20 -
Aphanocalyx
17 -
Aphyllodium
8 -
Apios
11 -
Apoplanesia
2 -
Apuleia
1 -
Apurimacia
2 -
Arachis
100 -
Arapatiella
3 -
Archidendron
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Archidendropsis
19 -
Arcoa
1 -
Argyrocytisus
1 -
Argyrolobium
99 -
Arquita
7 -
Arthroclianthus
13 -
Aspalathus
402 -
Asphalthium
1 -
Astragalus
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Ateleia
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Aubrevillea
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Augouardia
1 -
Austrocallerya
3 -
Austrodolichos
1 -
Austrosteenisia
7 -
Baikiaea
7 -
Balizia
4 -
Balsamocarpon
1 -
Baphia
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Baphiastrum
1 -
Baphiopsis
1 -
Baptisia
45 -
Barbieria
1 -
Barklya
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Barnebydendron
1 -
Batesia
1 -
Baudouinia
7 -
Bauhinia
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Behaimia
1 -
Berlinia
22 -
Betencourtia
8 -
Biancaea
7 -
Bikinia
12 -
Biserrula
4 -
Bituminaria
10 -
Blanchetiodendron
1 -
Bobgunnia
2 -
Bocoa
4 -
Bolusafra
1 -
Bolusanthus
1 -
Bolusia
6 -
Bossiaea
85 -
Bouffordia
1 -
Bowdichia
2 -
Bowringia
4 -
Brachycylix
2 -
Brachypterum
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Brachystegia
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Bracteolaria
1 -
Brandzeia
1 -
Brenierea
1 -
Brodriguesia
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Brongniartia
64 -
Brownea
28 -
Browneopsis
8 -
Brya
7 -
Bryaspis
4 -
Burkea
1 -
Burkilliodendron
1 -
Bussea
7 -
Butea
6 -
Cadia
8 -
Caesalpinia
18 -
Caetangil
2 -
Cajanus
45 -
Calicotome
7 -
Callerya
14 -
Calliandra
218 -
Calliandropsis
2 -
Callistachys
1 -
Calobota
16 -
Calophaca
11 -
Calopogonium
10 -
Calpocalyx
11 -
Calpurnia
8 -
Camoensia
2 -
Campsiandra
32 -
Camptosema
13 -
Campylotropis
62 -
Canavalia
71 -
Candolleodendron
1 -
Caragana
119 -
Carmichaelia
26 -
Carrissoa
1 -
Cascaronia
1 -
Cassia
56 -
Castanospermum
2 -
Cathormion
4 -
Cedrelinga
1 -
Cenostigma
23 -
Centrolobium
7 -
Centrosema
47 -
Ceratonia
4 -
Cercis
16 -
Cerradicola
18 -
Chadsia
14 -
Chamaecrista
578 -
Chamaecytisus
64 -
Chapmannia
7 -
Cheniella
16 -
Chesneya
50 -
Chidlowia
1 -
Chloroleucon
17 -
Chorizema
27 -
Christia
15 -
Cicer
50 -
Cladrastis
5 -
Clathrotropis
9 -
Cleobulia
4 -
Clianthus
2 -
Clitoria
107 -
Clitoriopsis
1 -
Cochlianthus
2 -
Cochliasanthus
1 -
Codariocalyx
2 -
Cojoba
19 -
Collaea
4 -
Cologania
13 -
Colophospermum
2 -
Colutea
40 -
Colvillea
1 -
Condylostylis
4 -
Conzattia
3 -
Copaifera
50 -
Cordeauxia
1 -
Cordyla
11 -
Corethrodendron
10 -
Coronilla
36 -
Coulteria
9 -
Coursetia
52 -
Craibia
14 -
Cranocarpus
3 -
Craspedolobium
1 -
Cratylia
8 -
Cristonia
4 -
Crotalaria
926 -
Cruddasia
5 -
Crudia
41 -
Cryptosepalum
16 -
Ctenodon
83 -
Cullen
39 -
Cyamopsis
4 -
Cyathostegia
2 -
Cyclocarpa
2 -
Cyclolobium
1 -
Cyclopia
25 -
Cylicodiscus
1 -
Cymbosema
1 -
Cynometra
138 -
Cytisophyllum
1 -
Cytisopsis
6 -
Cytisus
52 -
Dahlstedtia
16 -
Dalbergia
328 -
Dalbergiella
3 -
Dalea
305 -
Dalhousiea
2 -
Daniellia
10 -
Daprainia
1 -
Daviesia
163 -
Decorsea
6 -
Deguelia
21 -
Delonix
16 -
Dendrolobium
27 -
Denisophytum
8 -
Dermatophyllum
7 -
Derris
78 -
Desmanthus
31 -
Desmodiopsis
1 -
Desmodium
212 -
Detarium
3 -
Dewevrea
1 -
Dialium
43 -
Dichilus
5 -
Dichrostachys
40 -
Dicorynia
8 -
Dicraeopetalum
3 -
Dicymbe
20 -
Didelotia
16 -
Dillwynia
34 -
Dimorphandra
32 -
Dinizia
2 -
Dioclea
17 -
Diphyllarium
2 -
Diphysa
24 -
Diplotropis
13 -
Dipogon
1 -
Dipteryx
12 -
Diptychandra
4 -
Discolobium
7 -
Distemonanthus
1 -
Disynstemon
1 -
Dolichopsis
3 -
Dolichos
89 -
Dorycnopsis
2 -
Droogmansia
27 -
Dumasia
14 -
Dunbaria
20 -
Duparquetia
1 -
Dussia
11 -
Dysolobium
5 -
Ebenopsis
4 -
Ebenus
23 -
Echinospartum
8 -
Ecuadendron
1 -
Eleiotis
3 -
Elephantorrhiza
13 -
Eligmocarpus
1 -
Eminia
4 -
Endertia
1 -
Endosamara
1 -
Englerodendron
18 -
Entada
41 -
Enterolobium
13 -
Eperua
24 -
Eremosparton
3 -
Erichsenia
1 -
Erinacea
3 -
Eriosema
233 -
Erophaca
3 -
Errazurizia
4 -
Erythrina
148 -
Erythrophleum
10 -
Erythrostemon
39 -
Euchilopsis
2 -
Euchlora
1 -
Euchresta
7 -
Eurypetalum
2 -
Eutaxia
28 -
Eversmannia
4 -
Exostyles
4 -
Eysenhardtia
14 -
Ezoloba
1 -
Faidherbia
1 -
Fairchildia
1 -
Falcataria
3 -
Fiebrigiella
1 -
Fillaeopsis
1 -
Fissicalyx
1 -
Flemingia
57 -
Fordia
10 -
Gabonius
1 -
Gagnebina
5 -
Galactia
127 -
Galega
8 -
Gastrolobium
117 -
Geissaspis
4 -
Gelrebia
11 -
Genista
252 -
Genistidium
1 -
Geoffroea
3 -
Gigasiphon
5 -
Gilbertiodendron
39 -
Gilletiodendron
5 -
Gleditsia
21 -
Gliricidia
6 -
Glycine
34 -
Glycyrrhiza
18 -
Glycyrrhizopsis
1 -
Gompholobium
48 -
Goniorrhachis
3 -
Gonocytisus
3 -
Goodia
6 -
Grazielodendron
1 -
Greuteria
2 -
Griffonia
4 -
Grona
65 -
Gueldenstaedtia
4 -
Guianodendron
1 -
Guibourtia
19 -
Guilandina
19 -
Gymnocladus
7 -
Haematoxylum
5 -
Hammatolobium
2 -
Hanslia
1 -
Haplormosia
1 -
Harashuteria
1 -
Hardenbergia
3 -
Hardwickia
1 -
Harleyodendron
2 -
Harpalyce
46 -
Havardia
8 -
Haymondia
1 -
Hebestigma
1 -
Hedysarum
268 -
Hegnera
1 -
Helicotropis
4 -
Hererolandia
1 -
Herpyza
3 -
Hesperolaburnum
1 -
Hesperothamnus
5 -
Heteroflorum
1 -
Heterostemon
13 -
Hippocrepis
44 -
Hoffmannseggia
30 -
Hoita
3 -
Holocalyx
1 -
Hosackia
14 -
Hovea
41 -
Huangtcia
2 -
Hultholia
1 -
Humboldtia
13 -
Humularia
53 -
Hydrochorea
7 -
Hylodendron
1 -
Hylodesmum
23 -
Hymenaea
33 -
Hymenolobium
18 -
Hymenostegia
15 -
Hypocalyptus
3 -
Ibatiria
1 -
Icuria
1 -
Imbralyx
13 -
Indigastrum
15 -
Indigofera
905 -
Indopiptadenia
1 -
Inga
307 -
Inocarpus
4 -
Intsia
4 -
Isoberlinia
9 -
Isotropis
17 -
Jacksonia
78 -
Jacqueshuberia
7 -
Julbernardia
10 -
Jupunba
52 -
Kalappia
1 -
Kanaloa
1 -
Kanburia
2 -
Kartalinia
1 -
Kebirita
1 -
Kennedia
19 -
Koompassia
3 -
Kotschya
54 -
Kummerowia
2 -
Kunstleria
9 -
Labichea
21 -
Lablab
6 -
Laburnocytisus
1 -
Laburnum
5 -
Lachesiodendron
1 -
Lackeya
3 -
Ladeania
2 -
Lamprolobium
2 -
Lathyrus
265 -
Latrobea
8 -
Lebeckia
15 -
Lebruniodendron
1 -
Lecointea
7 -
Lemurodendron
1 -
Lennea
4 -
Leobordea
53 -
Leonardoxa
8 -
Leptoderris
22 -
Leptodesmia
6 -
Leptolobium
12 -
Leptosema
13 -
Leptospron
2 -
Lespedeza
94 -
Lessertia
75 -
Leucaena
36 -
Leucochloron
6 -
Leucomphalos
1 -
Leucostegane
2 -
Libidibia
11 -
Librevillea
1 -
Limadendron
2 -
Liparia
22 -
Listia
7 -
Loesenera
4 -
Lonchocarpus
182 -
Lophocarpinia
1 -
Lotononis
130 -
Lotus
167 -
Luetzelburgia
14 -
Lupinus
832 -
Lysidice
3 -
Lysiloma
13 -
Lysiphyllum
9 -
Maackia
12 -
Machaerium
148 -
Macrolobium
128 -
Macropsychanthus
52 -
Macroptilium
21 -
Macrosamanea
15 -
Macrotyloma
37 -
Maekawaea
3 -
Mantiqueira
1 -
Maraniona
1 -
Marina
45 -
Mariosousa
14 -
Martiodendron
7 -
Mastersia
2 -
Mecopus
1 -
Medicago
121 -
Melanoxylon
1 -
Melanoxylum
1 -
Melilotus
28 -
Melliniella
1 -
Melolobium
16 -
Mendoravia
1 -
Mezoneuron
24 -
Mezoneuron
2 -
Mezonevron
16 -
Michelsonia
1 -
Micklethwaitia
1 -
Microberlinia
2 -
Microcharis
40 -
Microlobius
1 -
Mildbraediodendron
1 -
Millettia
225 -
Mimosa
924 -
Mimozyganthus
1 -
Mirbelia
30 -
Moldenhawera
14 -
Monarthrocarpus
2 -
Monopteryx
3 -
Montigena
1 -
Mora
7 -
Moullava
4 -
Mucuna
137 -
Muellera
32 -
Muelleranthus
4 -
Mundulea
17 -
Murtonia
1 -
Myrocarpus
7 -
Myrospermum
2 -
Myroxylon
3 -
Mysanthus
3 -
Nanhaia
2 -
Nanogalactia
3 -
Neoapaloxylon
3 -
Neochevalierodendron
1 -
Neocollettia
1 -
Neoharmsia
3 -
Neonotonia
7 -
Neorautanenia
2 -
Nephrodesmus
4 -
Neptunia
18 -
Nesphostylis
2 -
Neustanthus
4 -
Newtonia
21 -
Nissolia
34 -
Nogra
5 -
Normandiodendron
2 -
Oberholzeria
1 -
Oddoniodendron
6 -
Ohashia
1 -
Ohwia
2 -
Olneya
1 -
Onobrychis
285 -
Ononis
145 -
Ophrestia
23 -
Orbexilum
12 -
Ormocarpopsis
8 -
Ormocarpum
22 -
Ormosia
152 -
Ornithopus
11 -
Orphanodendron
3 -
Ostryocarpus
2 -
Otoptera
2 -
Ototropis
8 -
Ougeinia
1 -
Oxylobium
7 -
Oxyrhynchus
4 -
Oxytes
6 -
Oxytropis
755 -
Pachyelasma
1 -
Pachyrhizus
6 -
Padbruggea
3 -
Painteria
3 -
Paloue
21 -
Panurea
2 -
Paracalyx
5 -
Paragoodia
1 -
Paramachaerium
6 -
Paramacrolobium
2 -
Parapiptadenia
6 -
Pararchidendron
5 -
Parasenegalia
11 -
Paraserianthes
3 -
Parkia
48 -
Parkinsonia
17 -
Parochetus
2 -
Parryella
2 -
Paubrasilia
1 -
Pearsonia
25 -
Pediomelum
35 -
Pedleya
1 -
Peltogyne
34 -
Peltophorum
14 -
Pentaclethra
3 -
Periandra
7 -
Pericopsis
7 -
Petaladenium
1 -
Petalostylis
3 -
Peteria
6 -
Petteria
1 -
Phanera
180 -
Phaseolodes
4 -
Phaseolus
102 -
Philenoptera
11 -
Phylacium
2 -
Phyllodium
9 -
Phyllolobium
25 -
Phyllota
11 -
Phylloxylon
7 -
Physostigma
5 -
Pickeringia
4 -
Pictetia
8 -
Piliostigma
5 -
Piptadenia
32 -
Piptadeniastrum
2 -
Piptadeniopsis
1 -
Piptanthus
3 -
Piscidia
10 -
Pithecellobium
33 -
Pithecolobium
1 -
Pityrocarpa
5 -
Plagiocarpus
7 -
Plagiosiphon
5 -
Plathymenia
1 -
Platycelyphium
2 -
Platycyamus
2 -
Platylobium
11 -
Platymiscium
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Platyosprion
1 -
Platypodium
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Platysepalum
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Pleurolobus
6 -
Podalyria
22 -
Podocytisus
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Podolobium
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Podolotus
1 -
Poecilanthe
9 -
Poeppigia
2 -
Poiretia
16 -
Poissonia
6 -
Poitea
15 -
Polhillia
7 -
Polhillides
4 -
Polystemonanthus
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Pomaria
18 -
Pongamia
3 -
Pongamiopsis
3 -
Prioria
14 -
Prosopidastrum
7 -
Prosopis
86 -
Pseudarthria
9 -
Pseudeminia
4 -
Pseudoeriosema
7 -
Pseudolotus
1 -
Pseudopiptadenia
11 -
Pseudoprosopis
9 -
Pseudosamanea
3 -
Pseudosenegalia
2 -
Pseudovigna
3 -
Psophocarpus
10 -
Psoralea
96 -
Psorothamnus
21 -
Pterocarpus
53 -
Pterodon
3 -
Pterogyne
1 -
Pterolobium
10 -
Ptycholobium
7 -
Ptychosema
1 -
Pueraria
23 -
Puhuaea
2 -
Pullenia
1 -
Pultenaea
143 -
Punjuba
6 -
Pycnospora
1 -
Pyranthus
11 -
Rafnia
47 -
Ramirezella
10 -
Ramorinoa
1 -
Recordoxylon
3 -
Requienia
2 -
Retama
9 -
Rhodopis
5 -
Rhynchosia
337 -
Rhynchotropis
2 -
Riedeliella
4 -
Rivasgodaya
1 -
Robinia
18 -
Robynsiophyton
1 -
Rothia
4 -
Rupertia
3 -
Sakoanala
4 -
Salweenia
2 -
Samanea
5 -
Sanjappa
1 -
Saraca
12 -
Sarcodum
3 -
Schefflerodendron
5 -
Schizolobium
1 -
Schleinitzia
6 -
Schnella
57 -
Schotia
6 -
Scorodophloeus
3 -
Scorpiurus
3 -
Sellocharis
1 -
Senegalia
258 -
Senna
504 -
Serawaia
1 -
Serianthes
29 -
Sesbania
90 -
Shuteria
4 -
Sigmoidala
1 -
Sigmoidotropis
7 -
Sindora
25 -
Sindoropsis
1 -
Sinodolichos
3 -
Smirnowia
1 -
Smithia
26 -
Soemmeringia
1 -
Sohmaea
8 -
Sophora
100 -
Spartium
1 -
Spathionema
1 -
Spatholobus
42 -
Sphaerolobium
22 -
Sphaerophysa
2 -
Sphenostylis
11 -
Sphinctospermum
1 -
Sphinga
1 -
Spirotropis
1 -
Stachyothyrsus
3 -
Staminodianthus
3 -
Stauracanthus
3 -
Steinbachiella
1 -
Stemonocoleus
1 -
Stenodrepanum
1 -
Stirtonanthus
3 -
Stonesiella
1 -
Storckiella
6 -
Streblorrhiza
1 -
Strongylodon
17 -
Strophostyles
3 -
Stryphnodendron
33 -
Stuhlmannia
1 -
Stylosanthes
49 -
Styphnolobium
9 -
Sulla
9 -
Sunhangia
11 -
Swainsona
87 -
Swartzia
258 -
Sweetia
1 -
Sylvichadsia
5 -
Sympetalandra
5 -
Tabaroa
1 -
Tachigali
75 -
Tadehagi
7 -
Talbotiella
9 -
Tamarindus
1 -
Tara
3 -
Taralea
9 -
Tateishia
3 -
Taverniera
18 -
Templetonia
13 -
Tephrosia
507 -
Teramnus
21 -
Tessmannia
18 -
Tetraberlinia
9 -
Tetrapleura
2 -
Tetrapterocarpon
5 -
Teyleria
3 -
Thailentadopsis
3 -
Thermopsis
41 -
Thinicola
1 -
Tibetia
7 -
Tipuana
1 -
Tournaya
1 -
Toxicopueraria
2 -
Trifidacanthus
1 -
Trifolium
458 -
Trigonella
116 -
Tripodion
3 -
Trischidium
5 -
Tylosema
5 -
Uittienia
1 -
Uleanthus
1 -
Ulex
31 -
Umtiza
1 -
Uraria
28 -
Urariopsis
2 -
Uribea
1 -
Urodon
2 -
Vachellia
226 -
Vandasina
1 -
Vatairea
8 -
Vataireopsis
4 -
Vatovaea
1 -
Verdesmum
1 -
Vicia
346 -
Vigna
159 -
Viguieranthus
24 -
Viminaria
1 -
Virgilia
4 -
Vouacapoua
4 -
Vuapa
1 -
Vuralia
1 -
Wajira
5 -
Wallaceodendron
1 -
Weberbauerella
3 -
Whitfordiodendron
4 -
Wiborgia
13 -
Wiborgiella
10 -
Wisteria
9 -
Wisteriopsis
5 -
Xanthocercis
3 -
Xerocladia
1 -
Xiphotheca
10 -
Xiphotheca
3 -
Xylia
11 -
Zapoteca
35 -
Zenia
1 -
Zenkerella
6 -
Zollernia
11 -
Zornia
110 -
Zuccagnia
1 -
Zygia
72 -
Zygocarpum
6