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Fabaceae - Bean family
- 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
- Astragalus
- Milk vetch - used medicinally
- Cajanus
- Cicer
- Crotalaria
- Chipilin - C. longirostrata - leaves used in Central America, Southern Mexico
- Glycine
- Glycyrrhiza
- Lablab
- Hyacinth Bean - L. purpureus
- Lathyrus
- Lens
- Macrotyloma
- Horse Gram - M. uniflorum
- Medicago
- 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
- 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
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