Central America Plants of Costa Rica Explore

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Abarema adenophora (Ducke) Barneby & J.W. Grimes

Camachili

Fabaceae 3 3 Observations

Abarema barbouriana (Standl.) Barneby & J.W. Grimes

 

Fabaceae 19 3 Observations

Abarema idiopoda (S.F. Blake) Barneby & J.W. Grimes

Bastard-tamarind

Fabaceae 4 1 Observation

Acaciella villosa (Sw.) Britton & Rose

 

Fabaceae 40 3 Observations

Aeschynomene americana L.

Joint-vetch

Fabaceae 131 72 Observations

Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC.

Brazilian Jointtvetch

Fabaceae 7 1 Observation

Aeschynomene ciliata Vogel

 

Fabaceae 3 1 Observation

Aeschynomene compacta Rose

 

Fabaceae 19 3 Observations

Aeschynomene elegans Schltdl. & Cham.

 

Fabaceae 2 1 Observation

Aeschynomene fascicularis Schltdl. & Cham.

 

Fabaceae 3 1 Observation

Aeschynomene filosa Mart. ex Benth.

 

Fabaceae 31 3 Observations

Aeschynomene histrix Poir.

Porcupine jointvetch

Fabaceae 5 1 Observation

Aeschynomene rudis Benth.

Rough joint-vetch

Fabaceae 16 2 Observations

Aeschynomene scabra G. Don

 

Fabaceae 7 1 Observation

Aeschynomene sensitiva Sw.

Sensitive Joint-Vetch

Fabaceae 32 2 Observations

Albizia adinocephala (Donn. Sm.) Britton & Rose ex Record

Cream albizia

Fabaceae 18 3 Observations

Albizia carbonaria Britton

Naked albizia

Fabaceae 55 15 Observations

Albizia niopoides (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart

Silk tree

Fabaceae 9 4 Observations

Amicia zygomeris DC.

Yoke-leaved amicia

Fabaceae 84 54 Observations

Ancistrotropis peduncularis (Fawc. & Rendle) A. Delgado

 

Fabaceae 10 4 Observations

Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC.

Cabbagebark

Fabaceae 46 18 Observations

Ateleia herbert-smithii Pittier

 

Fabaceae 42 5 Observations

Balizia elegans (Ducke) Barneby & J.W. Grimes

Mapuchiqui

Fabaceae 72 12 Observations

Barbieria pinnata (Pers.) Baill.

Clitoria

Fabaceae 8 2 Observations

Bauhinia cookii Rose

 

Fabaceae 28 3 Observations

Bauhinia divaricata L.

 

Fabaceae 17 13 Observations

Bauhinia pauletia Pers.

Railway-fence bauhinia

Fabaceae 4 1 Observation

Brownea rosa-de-monte P.J. Bergius

 

Fabaceae 50 28 Observations

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Pride-of-Barbados

Fabaceae 2,464 1,897 Observations

Calliandra bijuga Rose

 

Fabaceae 26 6 Observations

Calliandra brenesii Standl.

 

Fabaceae 35 5 Observations

Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn.

Calliandra

Fabaceae 97 50 Observations

Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.

Stickpea

Fabaceae 4 4 Observations

Calliandra magdalenae (Bertero ex DC.) Benth.

 

Fabaceae 10 1 Observation

Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth.

Harriss

Fabaceae 148 87 Observations

Calliandra trinervia Benth.

 

Fabaceae 13 10 Observations

Calopogonium galactioides (Kunth) Benth. ex Hemsl.

Legume

Fabaceae 62 6 Observations

Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.

Calopo

Fabaceae 105 26 Observations

Canavalia brasiliensis Mart. ex Benth.

Barbicou-bean

Fabaceae 20 4 Observations

Canavalia oxyphylla Standl. & L.O. Williams

 

Fabaceae 22 4 Observations

Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

Bay-bean

Fabaceae 446 263 Observations

Cassia grandis L. f.

Appleblossom cassia

Fabaceae 26 18 Observations

Centrosema macrocarpum Benth.

 

Fabaceae 18 1 Observation

Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth.

Feefee

Fabaceae 45 14 Observations

Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Mexican Butterfly-Pea

Fabaceae 301 174 Observations

Centrosema sagittatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Brandegee

Sagittate butterfly-pea

Fabaceae 16 3 Observations

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

Butterfly-pea

Fabaceae 422 348 Observations

Cercis canadensis L.

Eastern redbud

Fabaceae 4,864 3,917 Observations

Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip

 

Fabaceae 25 11 Observations

Chamaecrista diphylla (L.) Greene

Twoleaf sensitive pea

Fabaceae 56 7 Observations

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