Beans - Family Tree

Fabaceae

• Caesalpinioideae - (Subfamily)
  • Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos - pods have sweet pulp.
  • Jeheb Nut - Cordeauxia edulis - eaten in Somalia and Ethiopia.
  • Tara - Caesalpinia spinosa - tara gum used as a food thickener.
  • Tamarind - Tamarindus indica

• Mimosoideae - (Subfamily)
  • Mesquite - Prosopis species - used for charcoal grilling.
  • Twisted Cluster Bean - Parkia speciosa

• Faboideae - (Subfamily)
  • Arachis
    • Peanut - A. hypogaea
  • Astragalus
    • Milk vetch - used medicinally
  • Cajanus
    • Pigeon Pea - C. cajan
  • Cicer
    • Chick Pea - C. arietinum
  • Crotalaria
    • Chipilin - C. longirostrata - leaves used in Central America, Southern Mexico
  • Glycine
    • Soybean - G. max
  • Glycyrrhiza
    • Licorice - G. glabra
  • Lablab
    • Hyacinth Bean - L. purpureus
  • Lathyrus
    • Grass Pea - L. sativus
  • Lens
    • Lentils - L. culinaris
  • Macrotyloma
    • Horse Gram - M. uniflorum
  • Medicago
    • Alfalfa - M. sativa
  • Pachyrhizus
    • Ahipa - P.ahipa - Andean yam bean.
    • Goitenyo - P. tuberosus - Amazonian yam bean.
    • Jicama - P. erosus
  • Phaseolus - Beans
    • Common Bean - P. vulgaris.
    • Lima Bean - P. lunatus.
    • Runner Bean - P. coccineus.
    • Tepary Bean - P. acutifolius - grown in the Southwest.
  • Pisum - Pea
    • Garden Pea - P. sativum various cultivars
  • Pueraria
    • Kudzu - P. lobata
  • Trifolium - Clover
    • Many species used for animal fodder and renewing soil.
  • Trigonella
    • Fenugreek - T. foenum-graecum
  • Vicia
    • Fava Bean - V. faba
    • Vetch - many Vicia species - used as animal fodder
  • Vigna
    • Azuki Bean - V. angularis
    • Bambara groundnut - V. subterranea
    • Cow Peas - V. unguiculata
      • Blackeye Pea - subsp dekindtiana
      • Catjang - subsp cylindrica
      • Long Bean - subsp sesquipedalis
      • Southern Pea - subsp unguiculata - Crowder Pea
    • Moth Bean - V. acontifolia
    • Mung Bean - V. radiata
    • Pencil Yam - V. lanceolata - eaten by Australian aboriginies.
    • Rice Bean - V. umbellata - similar to azuki bean.
    • Urad Bean - V. mungo