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Plants of Hawaii
Fabaceae
(Bean, pea family)
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Abrus precatorius
(black-eyed Susan, rosary pea)
Naturalized
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Acacia aneura
(mulga acacia)
Naturalized
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Acacia aulacocarpa
(hickory wattle, brown salwood)
Cultivated
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Acacia auriculiformis
(earpod wattle)
Cultivated
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Acacia confusa
(Formosa koa)
Naturalized
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Acacia koa
(koa)
Endemic
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Acacia koaia
(koaiʻa, koaia, koaiʻe, dwarf koa)
Endemic
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Acacia koaia x koa
(koaia koa hybrid, koaiʻa x koa)
Endemic
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Acacia mangium
(mangium wattle)
Cultivated
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Acacia mearnsii
(black wattle)
Naturalized
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Acacia melanoxylon
(Australian blackwood)
Naturalized
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Acacia podalyriifolia
(Queensland silver wattle)
Cultivated
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Acacia retinodes
(water wattle)
Naturalized
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Acacia sp.
(unknown acacia)
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Acaciella angustissima
(prairie acacia)
Cultivated
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Adenanthera pavonina
(red sandalwood, false wiliwili)
Naturalized
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Albizia lebbeck
(siris tree)
Naturalized
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Albizia zygia
(albizia)
Cultivated
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Alysicarpus vaginalis
(Alyce clover)
Naturalized
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Amherstia nobilis
(pride of Burma)
Cultivated
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Anadenanthera colubrina
(vika, huilco, wilco, cebil, angico)
Cultivated
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Arachis hypogaea
(peanut)
Cultivated
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Arachis pintoi
(golden glory, pinto peanut)
Cultivated
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Arachis sp.
(ground peanut)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia acuminata
(dwarf white bauhinia, white orchid-tree, snowy orchid-tree)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia galpinii
(pride of the Cape, red bauhinia, nasturtium bauhinia)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia glauca
(climbing bauhinia)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia hookeri
(mountain ebony)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia monandra
(pink bauhinia, orchid tree, Napoleon's plume)
Naturalized
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Bauhinia monandra var. alba
(St. Thomas tree)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia purpurea
(orchid tree)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia sp.
(bauhinia)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia variegata
(orchid tree)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia variegata var. candida
(white variegated orchid tree)
Cultivated
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Bauhinia x blakeana
(Hong Kong orchid tree)
Cultivated
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Bolusanthus speciosus
(tree wisteria)
Cultivated
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Brownea sp.
(brownea)
Cultivated
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Caesalpinia bonduc
(gray nickers)
Indigenous
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Caesalpinia decapetala
(cat's claw, wait a bit, Mysore thorn, pua kelekino)
Naturalized
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Caesalpinia ferrea
(Brazilian ironwood)
Cultivated
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
(uhi uhi, kawau, kea)
Endemic
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima
(ohai alii, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, bird of paradise)
Cultivated
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Cajanus cajan
(pigeon pea, dahl)
Naturalized
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Calliandra haematocephala
(red powderpuff)
Cultivated
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Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus
(tree calliandra)
Cultivated
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Calliandra sp.
(calliandra)
Cultivated
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Calliandra surinamensis
(Surinam powderpuff, pink powderpuff)
Cultivated
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Calopogonium galactioides
(calopogonium)
Naturalized
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Canavalia cathartica
(maunaloa)
Naturalized
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Canavalia hawaiiensis
(awikiwiki, puakauhi)
Endemic
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Canavalia molokaiensis
(awikiwiki)
Endemic
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Canavalia pubescens
(awikiwiki)
Endemic
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Canavalia rosea
(beach bean, bay bean)
?
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Canavalia sericea
(silky jackbean)
Naturalized
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Cassia fistula
(golden shower tree)
Cultivated
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Cassia grandis
(pink shower tree, coral shower, horse shower)
Cultivated
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Cassia javanica
(pink shower tree)
Cultivated
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Cassia roxburghii
(Ceylon senna, red cassia)
Cultivated
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Cassia sp.
(shower tree)
Cultivated
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Cassia x nealiae
(rainbow shower tree)
Cultivated
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Castanospermum australe
(Moreton Bay chestnut, Australian chestnut)
Cultivated
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Centrosema molle
(soft butterfly pea)
Naturalized
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Ceratonia siliqua
(carob, St. John's Bread, kelakio)
Cultivated
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Cercis canadensis
(Eastern red bud)
Cultivated
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Chamaecrista nictitans
(partridge pea)
Naturalized
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Cicer arietinum
(garbanzo bean, chickpea)
Cultivated
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Clitoria ternatea
(butterfly pea)
Naturalized
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Colvillea racemosa
(Coville's glory)
Cultivated
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Crotalaria agatiflora
(canary bird bush, rattlebox)
Cultivated
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Crotalaria assamica
(rattle pod)
Naturalized
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Crotalaria incana
(fuzzy rattle pod)
Naturalized
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Crotalaria juncea
(sunn hemp)
Cultivated
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Crotalaria pallida
(smooth rattle pod)
Naturalized
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Crotalaria pumila
(small rattle pod)
Naturalized
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Crotalaria sp.
(rattle pod)
Naturalized
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Crotalaria trichotoma
(curara-pea)
Naturalized
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Cynometra iripa
(wrinkled pod mangrove)
Cultivated
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Cytisus palmensis
(broom, tagasaste)
Naturalized
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Cytisus scoparius
(Scotch broom)
Naturalized
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Dalbergia retusa
(cocobolo, rosewood)
Cultivated
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Dalbergia sissoo
(Indian rosewood)
Cultivated
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Delonix elata
(white poinciana, creamy peacock flower)
Cultivated
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Delonix regia
(royal poinciana)
Naturalized
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Derris elliptica
(poison vine)
Naturalized
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Desmanthus pernambucanus
(slender mimosa)
Naturalized
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Desmodium incanum
(Spanish clover)
Naturalized
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Desmodium intortum
(tick clover)
Naturalized
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Desmodium sp.
(clover)
Naturalized
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Desmodium tortuosum
(Florida beggarweed)
Naturalized
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Desmodium triflorum
(tick clover)
Naturalized
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Dioclea reflexa
(sea purse bean)
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Dioclea wilsonii
(Wilson's clusterpea)
Naturalized?
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Entada gigas
(sea heart bean)
?
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Entada phaseoloides
(St. Thomas bean)
Indigenous?
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Entada rheedei
(snuff box sea bean)
Naturalized
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Enterolobium cyclocarpum
(elephant's earpod)
Cultivated
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Erythrina abyssinica
(red hot poker tree, coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina berteroana
(coralbean)
Cultivated
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Erythrina bidwillii
(Indian coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina caffra
(coastal coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina corallodendrum
(Jamaica coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina crista-galli
(cock's spur coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina herbacea
(coral bean)
Cultivated
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Erythrina latissima
(broad leaved coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina lysistemon
(coral tree, lucky bean)
Cultivated
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Erythrina sandwicensis
(wiliwili)
Endemic
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Erythrina sp.
(erythrina)
Cultivated
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Erythrina variegata
(Indian coral tree)
Cultivated
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Erythrina x bidwillii
(Indian coral tree)
Cultivated
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Falcataria moluccana
(Moluccan albizia)
Naturalized
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Flemingia strobilifera
(wild hops)
Naturalized
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Genista monspessulana
(French broom)
Cultivated
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Gliricidia sepium
(gliricidia, madre de cacao)
Cultivated
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Glycine max
(soybean, soya bean, edamame)
Cultivated
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Hymenaea courbaril
(jatoba, West Indian locust tree, stinky toe tree)
Cultivated
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Indigofera spicata
(creeping indigo)
Naturalized
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Indigofera suffruticosa
(upright indigo)
Naturalized
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Inga feuillei
(ice cream bean)
Cultivated
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Kanaloa kahoolawensis
(ka palupalu o Kanaloa, kohe malama malama o Kanaloa)
Endemic
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Kennedia rubicunda
(dusky coral pea)
Cultivated
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Lablab purpureus
(hyacinth-bean)
Naturalized
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Lablab sp.
(lablab)
Cultivated
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Lathyrus latifolius
(perrenial or everlasting pea)
Naturalized
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Lathyrus odoratus
(sweet pea)
Cultivated
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Leucaena diversifolia
(upland haole koa)
Naturalized
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Leucaena leucocephala
(haole koa, lead tree)
Naturalized
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Leucaena leucocephala x diversifolia
(haole koa hybrid KX3)
Cultivated
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Leucaena leucocephala x esculenta
(haole koa hybrid K1000)
Cultivated
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Leucaena sp.
(haole koa, lead tree)
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Leucaena x spontanea
(hybrid haole koa)
Naturalized
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Lotus subbiflorus
(hairy bird's foot trefoil)
Naturalized
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Lotus uliginosus
(greater bird's foot trefoil)
Naturalized
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Lupinus sp.
(lupine)
Cultivated
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Lysiloma latisiliquum
(false tamarind)
Cultivated
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Macroptilium atropurpureum
(vining cow pea, siratro)
Naturalized
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Macroptilium lathyroides
(cow pea)
Naturalized
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Medicago lupulina
(black medic)
Naturalized
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Medicago polymorpha
(bur clover)
Naturalized
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Medicago sativa
(alfalfa)
Naturalized
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Medicago sp.
(unknown medicago)
Naturalized
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Melilotus alba
(white sweet clover)
Naturalized
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Melilotus indica
(yellow sweet clover)
Naturalized
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Millettia pinnata
(pongamia)
Cultivated
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Mimosa pudica
(sensitive plant, sleeping grass)
Naturalized
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Mucuna gigantea
(sea bean)
Indigenous
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Mucuna nigricans
(black jade vine)
Cultivated
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Mucuna novoguineensis
(scarlet jade vine)
Cultivated
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Mucuna sloanei
(hamburger sea bean, cow-itch plant)
Indigenous
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Mucuna sloanei var. persericea
(sea bean, cow-itch plant)
Endemic
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Mucuna sloanei var. sloanei
(sea bean, cow-itch plant)
Indigenous
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Mucuna sp.
(sea bean)
?
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Neonotonia wightii
(glycine, tinaroo)
Naturalized
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Pachyrhizus erosus
(jicama, Mexican yam, Mexican turnip)
Cultivated
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Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. montana
(mountain Albizia)
Naturalized
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Parkia timoriana
(tree beans, yongchak, parkia)
Cultivated
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Parkinsonia aculeata
(Jerusalem thorn)
Naturalized
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Peltophorum pterocarpum
(yellow poinciana)
Cultivated
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Phaseolus lunatus
(butter bean, lima bean, sieva bean)
Cultivated
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Phaseolus vulgaris
(bush bean, garden bean, pole bean)
Cultivated
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Pisum sativum
(garden pea)
Cultivated
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Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum
(sugar snap pea, snow pea)
Cultivated
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Pithecellobium alexandri
(pithecellobium)
Cultivated
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Pithecellobium dulce
(Manila tamarind, opiuma)
Naturalized
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Platymiscium stipulare
(platymiscium)
Cultivated
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Prosopis glandulosa
(honey mesquite)
Cultivated
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Prosopis juliflora
(long thorn kiawe, big-leafed kiawe, algaroba, mesquite)
Naturalized
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Prosopis pallida
(kiawe, keawe, algaroba, mesquite)
Naturalized
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Prosopis sp.
(hybrid kiawe?)
Naturalized
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
(wing bean)
Cultivated
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Pterocarpus indicus
(narra, bloodwood, Burmese rosewood)
Cultivated
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Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus
(prickly narra)
Cultivated
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Pueraria montana var. lobata
(kudzu)
Naturalized
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Samanea saman
(monkeypod)
Naturalized
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Saraca cauliflora
(saraca)
Cultivated
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Senna alata
(candlebush)
Naturalized
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Senna artemisioides
(feathery senna)
Cultivated
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Senna didymobotrya
(popcorn senna)
Naturalized
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Senna gaudichaudii
(kolomona)
Indigenous
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Senna multijuga
(false sicklepod)
Naturalized
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Senna occidentalis
(coffee senna)
Naturalized
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Senna pendula
(pendant senna)
Naturalized
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Senna polyphylla
(desert cassia, retama prieta)
Cultivated
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Senna septemtrionalis
(senna, kolomona, kalamona)
Naturalized
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Senna siamea
(pheasant wood, kassod tree)
Cultivated
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Senna sp.
(senna)
?
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Senna spectabilis
(spectacular cassia)
Cultivated
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Senna surattensis
(scrambled egg plant)
Naturalized
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Serianthes kanehirae
(ukall, monkeypod)
Cultivated
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Sesbania grandiflora
(sesban, agati, dok khae, katuray)
Cultivated
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Sesbania punicea
(rattlebox)
Cultivated
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Sesbania sesban
(sesban)
Cultivated
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Sesbania tomentosa
(ohai)
Endemic
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Sophora chrysophylla
(mamane)
Endemic
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Sophora tomentosa
(yellow necklace pod, silverbush)
Naturalized
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Strongylodon macrobotrys
(blue jade vine)
Cultivated
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Strongylodon ruber
(nuku iiwi, ka iiwi, nuku)
Endemic
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Stylosanthes scabra
(shrubby stylo)
Naturalized
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Stylosanthes viscosa
(poor man's friend)
Naturalized
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Tamarindus indica
(tamarind)
Cultivated
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Tephrosia pumila
(furry tephrosia)
Naturalized
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Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea
(auhuhu, ahuhu)
Polynesian
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Tipuana tipu
(tipa, pride of Bolivia)
Cultivated
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Trifolium arvense
(rabbit-foot clover)
Naturalized
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Trifolium campestre
(field clover)
Naturalized
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Trifolium pratense var. sativum
(red clover)
Naturalized
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Trifolium repens
(white clover)
Naturalized
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Ulex europaeus
(gorse)
Naturalized
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Unknown fabaceae
(unknown fabaceae)
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Vachellia farnesiana
(klu)
Naturalized
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Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
(vetch)
Naturalized
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Vicia sp.
(vetch)
?
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Vigna caracalla
(corkscrew vine)
Cultivated
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Vigna luteola
(hairypod cowpea)
Cultivated
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Vigna marina
(beach pea, nanea)
Indigenous
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Vigna o-wahuensis
(vigna)
Endemic
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Vigna speciosa
(wondering cow pea)
Naturalized
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Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
(yard long bean, asparagus bean)
Cultivated
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Wisteria floribunda
(wisteria)
Cultivated
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Zornia reticulata
(zornia)
Cultivated
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