Caribbean Plants of Guadeloupe Explore

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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Abarema jupunba (Willd.) Britton & Killip

Soapwood

Fabaceae 39 11 Observations

Abrus precatorius L.

Rosarypea

Fabaceae 329 244 Observations

Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Darwin black wattle

Fabaceae 84 46 Observations

Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.

Sydney golden wattle

Fabaceae 767 577 Observations

Acacia mangium Willd.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 171 111 Observations

Acacia muricata (L.) Willd.

Spineless wattle

Fabaceae 32 17 Observations

Acacia retusa (Jacq.) R.A.Howard

Catch and keep

Fabaceae 1 1 Observation

Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

Poponax

Fabaceae 44 21 Observations

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Red beadtree

Fabaceae 205 129 Observations

Aeschynomene americana L.

Shyleaf

Fabaceae 131 72 Observations

Aeschynomene sensitiva Sw.

Sensitive Joint-Vetch

Fabaceae 32 2 Observations

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Woman's tongue

Fabaceae 913 545 Observations

Albizia niopoides (Benth.) Burkart

Silk tree

Fabaceae 20 9 Observations

Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.

White moneywort

Fabaceae 168 113 Observations

Amherstia nobilis Wall.

Pride-of-Burma

Fabaceae 48 28 Observations

Andira inermis (W.Wright) Kunth ex DC.

Angelin

Fabaceae 28 7 Observations

Arachis hypogaea L.

Peanut

Fabaceae 707 560 Observations

Barbieria pinnata (Pers.) Baill.

Clitoria

Fabaceae 8 2 Observations

Bauhinia acuminata L.

Dwarf white bauhinia

Fabaceae 123 86 Observations

Bauhinia guianensis Aubl.

 

Fabaceae 7 4 Observations

Bauhinia monandra Kurz

Orchid Tree

Fabaceae 408 310 Observations

Bauhinia purpurea L.

Orchid Tree

Fabaceae 1,565 1,155 Observations

Bauhinia tomentosa L.

Bell bauhinia

Fabaceae 178 101 Observations

Bauhinia variegata L.

Mountain ebony

Fabaceae 2,471 1,927 Observations

Bauhinia x blakeana Dunn

Hong Kong orchidtree

Fabaceae 10 4 Observations

Brownea grandiceps Jacq.

Rose-of-Venezuela

Fabaceae 148 95 Observations

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.

Yellow nicker

Fabaceae 257 186 Observations

Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston

Thorny poinciana

Fabaceae 227 83 Observations

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Pride-of-Barbados

Fabaceae 2,459 1,893 Observations

Caesalpinia punctata Willd.

 

Fabaceae 3 1 Observation

Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth

Pigeon-pea

Fabaceae 802 374 Observations

Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.

Powderpuff-tree

Fabaceae 449 297 Observations

Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.

Purple stickpea

Fabaceae 4 1 Observation

Calliandra surinamensis Benth.

Pink powder puff

Fabaceae 692 489 Observations

Calopogonium caeruleum (Benth.) C.Wright

Jicama

Fabaceae 3 1 Observation

Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.

Calopo

Fabaceae 105 26 Observations

Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Jack bean

Fabaceae 35 26 Observations

Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.

Scimitar-bean

Fabaceae 19 14 Observations

Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

Baybean

Fabaceae 446 263 Observations

Cassia fistula L.

Golden Shower Tree

Fabaceae 1,463 1,055 Observations

Cassia grandis L.f.

Appleblossom cassia

Fabaceae 67 38 Observations

Cassia javanica L.

Apple blossom

Fabaceae 281 202 Observations

Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth.

Feefee

Fabaceae 45 14 Observations

Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Mexican Butterfly-Pea

Fabaceae 301 174 Observations

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

Spurred butterfly pea

Fabaceae 422 348 Observations

Chamaecrista diphylla (L.) Greene

Twoleaf sensitive pea

Fabaceae 56 7 Observations

Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

Jamaican broom

Fabaceae 29 15 Observations

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench

Sensitive partridge pea

Fabaceae 177 110 Observations

Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f.

Red Butterfly Wing

Fabaceae 16 15 Observations

Clitoria falcata Lam.

Sickle Pigeonwings

Fabaceae 15 8 Observations

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