Leguminoseae

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

bean, broad bean, legume, mung bean, pea, pea family, Phaseolus, Pisum, string bean, Vicia faba

Broader Terms

angiosperm

Narrower Terms

alfalfa, peanut, soybean

Related Terms

vegetable

Scope Note

large family of angiosperm plants characterized by pods.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The plant family known as the Leguminoseae is one of the major sources of both foods and medicinal herbs in China and throughout the world.
• The Leguminoseae is the third largest family of flowering plants, with about 650 genera and more than 18000 species (Doyle 1994; Polhill 1994) .
• IUCN Category: LC Life-form: Terophyte Characteristics for recognition: This leguminoseae is easy to recognise because of its leaves with leaflets displayed in a palmate shape, which means that all of t d40 hem come out from the same point like the fingers of a hand.
• x Introduction With over 650 genera and 18 000 species, the family Leguminoseae is the third largest family of higher plants and is second only to grasses in agricultural importance (Young et al.
• ) belonging to Leguminoseae is well known for its pharmacological properties.

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