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Subfamily: Mimosoideae
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae
Genera native or naturalised (*) in southern Africa
List from Germishuizen (2000).
Acacia About 900 species, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions,
particularly in Australia and Africa. There are 46 indigenous species in
southern Africa as well as a number of naturalised Australian species. |
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Adenopodia About 10 species found mainly in tropical regions. One species, Adenopodia
spicata, is native to southern Africa. |
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Albizia About
145 species, found from Africa to Asia and Australia. There are 11 species
indigenous to southern Africa and three species that are naturalised to
the region. |
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Amblygonocarpus One species: Amblygonocarpus andongensis, occurring in the
Caprivi Strip (Namibia) and Botswana. |
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Calliandra Two species, native to Africa, with one, Calliandra redacta,
found in southern Africa (endemic to the Northern Cape, on granite
ridges). |
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Desmanthus Most of the 22 species are native to the tropics and
subtropics of the New World. Desmanthus virgatus has become
naturalised in southern Africa (near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal). |
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Dichrostachys About 20 species, occurring from Africa to Asia and Australia,
with one, Dichrostachys cinerea, found in southern Africa. |
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Elephantorrhiza African in distribution, with 8 of the 9 species native to
southern Africa. |
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Entada The
20 species are native to tropical regions, with 3 species native to
southern Africa. |
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Faidherbia One species: Faidherbia albida, found in tropical and
subtropical Africa including in southern Africa. |
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* Leucaena About 50 species [native to...?]. Only one, naturalised, species
Leucaena leucocephala (Leucaena,
Reuse wattel) in southern Africa, which is a
declared Category 1 invasive plant in the Western Cape,
and a Category 2 invasive plant in
the rest of South Africa. |
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* Mimosa About 500 species, found throughout the
tropics but mainly in South America. There are two naturalised species in southern Africa: Mimosa pudica
(Sensitive plant)
and Mimosa pigra (Giant sensitive plant, Raak-my-nie). The latter
species is a declared Category 3
invasive plant in South Africa. An additional |
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Neptunia The
11species occur in tropical regions, with one species, Neptunia
oleracea, native to southern Africa. |
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Newtonia About
14 species, found in tropical Africa and America, with 1 species, Newtonia
hildebrandtii, native to southern Africa (found in tropical forests
with sandy soils in KwaZulu-Natal). |
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Paraserianthes Paraserianthes lophantha is naturalised, originating from Australia,
and is a declared Category 1
invasive plant in South Africa. |
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* Prosopis About 44 species, mainly occurring in America but also in SW Asia
and Africa. No native species in southern Africa, but four species have become naturalised in
this region. Two of these, Prosopis glandulosa var.
torreyana and hybrids (Honey mesquite, Heuningprosopis) and Prosopis velutina and hybrids
(Velvet mesquite, Fluweelprosopis) are
declared Category 2 invasive
plants in South Africa. |
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Xerocladia One species: Xerocladia viridiramis
(= Xerocladia zeyheri), found in Namibia and Namaqualand. |
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Xylia About 12 species, occurring in tropical Asia and
Africa, with 1 species, Xylia torreana, occurring in southern Africa
(only in the Pafuri region of the Kruger National Park). |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). The species name is provided in
genera that have only one species represented in southern Africa.
Adenanthera pavonina (Red sandalwood)
Indigenous from India to southeast Asia. |
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Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Black ear) Indigenous
from brazil to Bolivia. |
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Gagnebina pterocarpa Indigenous from the Comores to
Mautitius. |
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Inga laurina (Spanish oak) Indigenous from Mexico to
Argentina. |
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Lysiloma latisiliqua (Wild tamarind) Indigenous to
Florida (USA) and the West Indies. |
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Painteria nitida Indigenous to Sri Lanka. |
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Parkia Two species cultivated. |
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Pithecellobium Five species cultivated. |
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Zapoteca portoricensis (White tamarind) Indigenous
from Mexico to Brazil. |
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Publications
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Germishuizen, G. 2000. Fabaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 262-303.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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