Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
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Faboideae (syn. Papilionoideae)
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae , commonly known as the legume , pea , or bean family , are a large and economically important family of flowering plants . The group is the third-largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae , with 730 genera and over 19,400 species. [ 4 ] The largest genera are Astragalus (over 2,400 species), Acacia (over 950 species), Indigofera (around 700 species), Crotalaria (around 700 species), and Mimosa (around 500 species). Plants of this family are found throughout the world, growing in many different environments and climates. A number are important agricultural and food plants, including Glycine max (soybean), Phaseolus (beans), Pisum sativum (pea), Cicer arietinum (chickpeas), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Ceratonia siliqua (carob), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice).
