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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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Abrus precatorius L.

Rosarypea

Fabaceae 300 228 Observations

Acacia auriculiformis Cunn. ex Benth.

Darwin black wattle

Fabaceae 19 16 Observations

Acacia baileyana F.Muell.

Bailey's Wattle

Fabaceae 390 304 Observations

Acacia cyclops Cunn. ex Don

Coastal wattle

Fabaceae 5 3 Observations

Acacia dealbata Link

Mimosa

Fabaceae 4,142 3,252 Observations

Acacia decurrens Willd.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 16 8 Observations

Acacia drummondii Lindl.

Drummond's wattle

Fabaceae 4 2 Observations

Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.

Sydney golden wattle

Fabaceae 635 478 Observations

Acacia mangium Willd.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 155 101 Observations

Acacia paradoxa DC.

Paradox acacia

Fabaceae 30 19 Observations

Acacia podalyriifolia Cunn. ex Don

Pearl wattle

Fabaceae 10 4 Observations

Acacia pycnantha Benth.

Broadleaf Wattle

Fabaceae 243 175 Observations

Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L. Wendl.

Orange wattle

Fabaceae 18 12 Observations

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn.

Korangatti

Fabaceae 18 7 Observations

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Red beadtree

Fabaceae 194 120 Observations

Albizia julibrissin Durazz.

Mimosa

Fabaceae 10,018 8,181 Observations

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Woman's tongue

Fabaceae 830 486 Observations

Albizia niopoides (Benth.) Burkart

Silk tree

Fabaceae 24 10 Observations

Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.

Raintree

Fabaceae 144 101 Observations

Alhagi graecorum Boiss.

Persian mannaplant

Fabaceae 4 4 Observations

Alhagi maurorum Medik.

Camelthorn

Fabaceae 56 39 Observations

Amherstia nobilis Wall.

Pride-of-Burma

Fabaceae 41 22 Observations

Amorpha canescens Pursh

Leadplant

Fabaceae 175 139 Observations

Amorpha fruticosa L.

Bastard Indigo

Fabaceae 1,394 940 Observations

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

American hogpeanut

Fabaceae 307 253 Observations

Andira inermis (Wright) DC.

Angelin

Fabaceae 21 12 Observations

Anthyllis barba-jovis L.

Jupiter's-beard

Fabaceae 577 384 Observations

Anthyllis montana L.

Mountain Kidney-vetch

Fabaceae 1,228 868 Observations

Anthyllis vulneraria L.

Kidney Vetch

Fabaceae 6,330 4,900 Observations

Apios americana Medik.

Groundnut

Fabaceae 236 204 Observations

Arachis hypogaea L.

Peanut

Fabaceae 658 522 Observations

Arachis repens Handro

Creeping peanut

Fabaceae 5 5 Observations

Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I.C.Nielsen

 

Fabaceae 8 6 Observations

Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren

Rooibos

Fabaceae 5 2 Observations

Astragalus boeticus L.

Yellow Milk-vetch

Fabaceae 124 72 Observations

Baphia nitida Lodd.

Camwood

Fabaceae 25 15 Observations

Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br.

Baptisia

Fabaceae 259 191 Observations

Baptisia tinctoria (L.) Vent.

Horseflyweed

Fabaceae 32 27 Observations

Bauhinia blakeana Dunn

Bauhinia

Fabaceae 38 18 Observations

Bauhinia corymbosa Roxb.

Butterfly Vine

Fabaceae 1 1 Observation

Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.

African plume

Fabaceae 189 85 Observations

Bauhinia monandra Kurz

Orchid Tree

Fabaceae 369 282 Observations

Bauhinia purpurea L.

Orchid Tree

Fabaceae 1,220 902 Observations

Bauhinia tomentosa L.

Bell bauhinia

Fabaceae 155 86 Observations

Bauhinia variegata L.

Mountain ebony

Fabaceae 2,197 1,698 Observations

Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C.H.Stirt.

Arabian Pea

Fabaceae 4,090 3,069 Observations

Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

Tree wisteria

Fabaceae 14 10 Observations

Brownea ariza Benth.

Palo de cruz

Fabaceae 7 7 Observations

Brownea grandiceps Jacq.

Rose-of-Venezuela

Fabaceae 118 72 Observations

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.

Bengal kino

Fabaceae 49 32 Observations

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