Fabaceae

A family of about 766 genera and 19,580 species, cosmopolitan; about 115 genera occur naturally in Australia.

Abrus - A pantropic genus of about 12 species; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Stanley & Ross (1983).

Acacia - A genus of about 1200 species in Africa, Asia, Malesia, Australia and tropical America; about 650-900 species occur naturally in Australia. McDonald & Maslin (2000); Maslin et al. (2001); Pedley (1978, 1979, 1987, 1990).

Adenanthera - A genus of about eight species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; two species occur naturally in Australia. Cowan (1998a); White (1950).

Aeschynomene - A genus of about 150 species in tropical and warm temperate regions in America, Africa and Asia. Polhill & Raven (1981).

Albizia - A genus of about 100-150 species, pantropic; six species occur naturally in Australia. Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink (1963); Cowan (1998e); Cronquist (1981); Dunlop et al. (1995); Hutchison (1969).

Archidendron - A genus of about 90-100 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Solomon Islands; 10 species occur naturally in Australia. Cowan (1998j); Nielsen (1982, 1992).

Archidendropsis - A genus of about 140 species in Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; three species occur naturally in Australia. Cooper & Cooper (2004); Cowan (1998h); Harden et al. (2014); Nielsen et al. (1983).

Austrocallerya - A genus of three species endemic to Australia. Compton et al (2019); Cooper et al (2019).

Austrosteenisia - A genus of four species in Australia and perhaps New Guinea; all species occur naturally in Australia. Dixon (1997).

Bauhinia - A genus of about 300 species in tropical America, Africa and Asia; one species has become naturalised in Australia. George (1998b); Wit (1956).

Biancaea - A genus of six species in Asia; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Gagnon et al (2016)

Bossiaea - A genus of about 35-40 species endemic to Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981); Ross (1991); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Caesalpinia - A genus of about 9 species, now only in the Neotropcs. Two species remain included in Caesalpinia here due to nomenclatural problems but are likely to move to the genus Ticanto (Gagnon et al, 2016). Ding Hou et al. (1996); George (1998a); Hattink (1974); Pedley (1997); Gagnon et al (2016).

Cajanus - A genus of about 35-40 species mainly in Asia, Malesia and Australia with one species in Africa; about 20 species occur naturally in Australia. Hnatiuk (1990); Polhill & Raven (1981).

Calopogonium - A genus of eight species in the Americas; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Verdcourt (1979).

Canavalia - A genus of more than 50 species, pantropic, mainly in the Americas; four species occur naturally in Australia and one species has become naturalised. Hacker (1990); Verdcourt (1979).

Cassia - A genus of about 30 species, cosmopolitan but more common in the tropics. Two species occur naturally in Australia. Hou et al. (1996); Irwin & Barneby (1981); Randell (1988, 1989, 1991); Randell & Barlow (1998a); Symon (1966); White (1939).

Castanospermum - A monotypic genus in Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Francis (1970).

Cathormion - A genus of about 15 species in Asia, Malesia and Australia; one species occur naturally in Australia. Cowan (1998k); Kostermans (1954).

Centrosema - A genus of 40-50 species in tropical America; two species have become naturalised in Australia. Hacker (1990); Verdcourt (1979).

Christia - A genus of about 10 species in Asia to Australia; two species occur in Australia.

Clitoria - A pantropic genus of about 40 species. Stanley & Ross (1983). Two species now occur in Australia, one may be a natural occurrence.

Crotalaria - A genus of about 600 species, pantropic but also in the subtropics particularly in the southern hemisphere, very numerous in tropical Africa; 36 species occur naturally in Australia and 16-17 species have become naturalised. Holland (2002); Polhill & Raven (1981); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Crudia - A genus of about 50-55 species, pantropic; two species occur naturally in Australia.

Cynometra - A genus of 85 species, pantropic; four species occur naturally in Australia. Cooper (2015); Cowan & Polhill (1981); Hou et al. (1996); Meeuwen (1970); Radosavljevic (2019).

Dalbergia - A genus of about 100 species, pantropic; two or three species occur naturally in Australia and one species has become naturalised. Hnatiuk (1990); Polhill & Raven (1981); Verdcourt (1979).

Delonix - A genus of ten species in Africa, the Middle East and India; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Hou et al. (1996); Ross (1998b).

Dendrolobium - A genus of 12 species in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; two species occur naturally in Australia. Hutchinson (1964); Pedley (1999); Polhill & Raven (1981).

Derris - A genus of about 50 species, pantropic with most species in Asia; about five species occur naturally in Australia. Verdcourt (1979); Sirichamorn et al (2014).

Desmodium - A genus of about 300 species, in the tropics and subtropics with centres of diversity in eastern Asia, Mexico and Brazil; about 30 species occur naturally in Australia and several species have become naturalised. Pedley (1999); Polhill & Raven (1981); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Dichrostachys - A genus of about 14 species in Africa to Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia.

Dioclea - A genus of about 30 species mainly in the Americas but also extending to the tropical areas of Asia, Malesia and Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Verdcourt (1979).

Entada - A genus of 30 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; two species occur naturally in Australia. Cowan (1998b); Nielsen (1992).

Erythrina - A genus of about 100 species, pantropic; three species occur naturally in Australia. Krukoff & Barneby (1974).

Erythrophleum - A genus of nine species in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Malesia and Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Blake (1954); Ross (1998d).

Falcataria - A genus of two species in Malesia and NE Australia, one species occurs naturally in Australia. Brown et al (2011); Cowan (1998g); Nielsen et al. (1983).

Flemingia - A genus of 30-35 species in Africa, Asia, Malesia and Australia; five species occur naturally in Australia and one species has become naturalised. Polhill & Raven (1981); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Galactia - A pantropic genus of about 140 species. Three described species occur naturally in Australia. Stanley & Ross (1983). Three or more undescribed species also occur naturally in Australia.

Glycine - A genus of about 10 species in Africa, Asia and Australia. Stanley & Ross (1983). The number of species recognized in the genus will need to be revised as there are about 10 undescribed species in Queensland. Henderson (1997).

Guilandina - A pantropic genus that requires taxonomic revision, with 6-19 species (Gagnon et al, 2016). One species occurs naturally in Australia. Gagnon et al (2016).

Hanslia - A genus of two species in Malesia, the western Pacific and  Australia. One species occurs naturally in Australia. Ohashi (2004)

Hardenbergia - A genus of two or three species endemic to Australia.

Hovea - A genus of about 31 species endemic to Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981); Thompson (2001).

Indigofera - A genus of about 700 species in the tropics and subtropics; about 43 species occur naturally in Australia and about 3 species have become naturalised. Polhill & Raven (1981); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Intsia - A genus of three species in Madagascar, Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Hou et al. (1996); Ross (1986, 1998h).

Kennedia - A genus of 15 species endemic to Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981).

Labichea - A genus of 14 species endemic to Australia. Irwin & Barneby (1981); Ross (1998f).

Leucaena - A genus of about 50 species in tropical America; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Corner (1988); Cowan (1998d); Nielsen (1992).

Macroptilium - A genus of about 20 species from tropical America; two species have become naturalised in Australia. Verdcourt (1979).

Macrotyloma - A genus of about 24 species in Africa, Asia, Malesia and Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981). One species occurs naturally in Australia.

Maniltoa - A genus of 20-25 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and Fiji; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Hou et al. (1996); Meeuwen (1970); Verdcourt (1977); Ross (1998g).

Mezoneuron - A genus of 24 species in Africa, Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific; 5 species occur naturally in Australia. Gagnon et al (2016).

Mimosa - A genus of about 400 species, mainly tropical, particularly well developed in the Americas; three species have become naturalised in Australia. Cowan (1998c); Hacker (1990); Nielsen (1992).

Mucuna - A genus of about 100 species, pantropic; three species occur naturally in Australia and one species has become naturalised. Verdcourt (1979, 1981).

Neonotonia - A monotypic genus in Africa and Asia now naturalised in Australia and New Guinea. Polhill & Raven (1981); Verdcourt (1979).

Ormosia - A genus of about 100 species, pantropic; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Meeuwen (1962).

Pachyrhizus - A genus of four or five species from tropical and subtropical America. Polhill & Raven (1981). One or two species now cultivated and naturalised in various tropical regions. Verdcourt (1979).

Pararchidendron - A monotypic genus in Malesia and Australia. Cowan (1998i); Nielsen et al. (1983, 1984).

Parkinsonia - A genus of about 11-15 species in the Americas and Africa; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Polhill & Vidal (1981); Ross (1998c); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Peltophorum - A genus of nine to fifteen species, pantropic; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Blake (1954); Hou et al. (1996); Ross (1998a).

Phylacium - A genus of three species in Asia, Malesia and Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Verdcourt (1979).

Phyllodium - A genus of about 6-10 species in SE Asia and Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981). Three species occur naturally in Australia. Pedley (1999).

Piliostigma - A genus of three species in Africa, Asia, Malesia and Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Blake (1954); Wit (1956).

Pongamia - A monotypic genus in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; two varieties occur naturally in Australia. Adema (2000); Cooper et al (2019).

Pueraria - A genus of about 15-20 species in Asia and Malesia; two species have become naturalised in Australia. Verdcourt (1979).

Rhynchosia - A genus of about 200 species, pantropic and also in the subtropics; three or more species occur naturally in Australia. Hacker (1990); Verdcourt (1979).

Samanea - A genus of 20 species in Africa and tropical America; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Corner (1988); Cowan (1998f).

Senegalia - A genus of approximately 86 species and 2 varieties in the Americas, 69 taxa in Africa, 43 taxa in Asia, and 2 taxa in Australia (Seigler et al, 2006); two taxa have become naturalised in Australia. One taxon is still awaiting the nomenclatural combination to be created in the genus (Acaia pennata subsp. kerrii I.C.Nielsen).

Senna - A genus of about 350 species, pantropic; about 60 species occur naturally in Australia and numerous species have become naturalised. Ding Hou et al. (1996); Harden et al. (2014); Randell (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995); Randell & Barlow (1998b).

Sesbania - A genus of about 50 species, pantropic; about ten species occur naturally in Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981); Burbidge (1965).

Solori - A genus of ca. 12 species in India to SE Asia, New Guinea and Australia. Two species occur in Australia. Sirichamorn et a (2014).

Sophora - A genus of about 45-50 species, pantropic, mostly in Eurasia and North America; two species occur naturally in Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981).

Storckiella - A genus of four species in Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Ross (1998e); Ross & Hyland (1983).

Strongylodon - A genus of about 15-20 species in Madagascar, Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Verdcourt (1979).

Stylosanthes - A genus of about 25-50 species in the tropics and warm temperate regions of the Old and New World; four or five species have become naturalised in Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981); Hacker (1990); Reynolds (1990).

Tamarindus - A monotypic genus probably endemic to Africa but now widely cultivated throughout the tropics and has become naturalised in Australia. Hou et al. (1996); Ross (1998i).

Tephrosia - A genus of more than 400 species, pantropic but particularly rich in Africa; about 55 species occur naturally in Australia. Polhill & Raven (1981); Stanley & Ross (1983).

Vandasina - A monotypic genus in Malesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Polhill & Raven (1981); Verdcourt (1979).

Vigna - A pantropic genus of about 150 species. Polhill & Raven (1981). About 10 species occur naturally in Australia. Stanley & Ross (1983).

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