Concept information
Preferred term
Fabaceae
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Abrus
- Acacia
- Albizzia
- Arachis
- Aspalathus
- Astragalus Plant
- Bauhinia
- Butea
- Caesalpinia
- Cajanus
- Canavalia
- Caragana
- Cassia
- Castanospermum
- Chamaecrista
- Cicer
- Clitoria
- Crotalaria
- Cyamopsis
- Cyclopia Plant
- Cytisus
- Dalbergia
- Derris
- Dioclea
- Dipteryx
- Dolichos
- Erythrina
- Galega
- Genista
- Gleditsia
- Glycine max
- Glycyrrhiza
- Griffonia
- Hymenaea
- Indigofera
- Laburnum
- Lathyrus
- Lens Plant
- Lespedeza
- Lotus
- Lupinus
- Maackia
- Medicago
- Melilotus
- Millettia
- Mimosa
- Mucuna
- Myroxylon
- Ononis
- Oxytropis
- Pachyrhizus
- Phaseolus
- Physostigma
- Pisum sativum
- Pongamia
- Prosopis
- Psoralea
- Pterocarpus
- Pueraria
- Robinia
- Senna Plant
- Sesbania
- Sophora
- Spartium
- Sphenostylis
- Tamarindus
- Tephrosia
- Tetrapleura
- Trifolium
- Trigonella
- Ulex
- Vicia
- Vigna
- Wisteria
Entry terms
- Families, Pea
- Family, Pea
- Legume
- Legumes
- Leguminosae
- Pea Families
- Pea Family
Scope note
- The large family of plants characterized by pods. Some are edible and some cause LATHYRISM or FAVISM and other forms of poisoning. Other species yield useful materials like gums from ACACIA and various LECTINS like PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS from PHASEOLUS. Many of them harbor NITROGEN FIXATION bacteria on their roots. Many but not all species of "beans" belong to this family.
History note
- 2002
In other languages
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Finnish
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Fabaceae
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hernekasvien heimo
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Swedish
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Baljväxter
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Fabaceae
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007887
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