● This family was earlier called `color{Violet}"Papilonoideae"`, a subfamily of family `color{Violet}"Leguminosae"`.
● `color{Green}"Habitat"`: It is distributed all over the world
● `color{Green}"Vegetative Characters"`:
`star` Trees, shrubs, herbs; root with `color{Violet}"root nodules"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Stem"`: erect or `color{Violet}"climber"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Leaves"`: `color{Violet}"alternate"`, `color{Violet}"pinnately"` compound or simple; leaf base, `color{Violet}"pulvinate"`; stipulate; venation `color{Violet}"reticulate"`.
● `color{Green}"Floral characters"`:
`star` `color{Brown}"Inflorescence"`: `color{Violet}"racemose"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Flower"`: bisexual, `color{Violet}"zygomorphic"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Calyx"`: sepals five, `color{Violet}"gamosepalous"`; `color{Violet}"imbricate"` aestivation
`star` `color{Brown}"Corolla"`: petals five, `color{Violet}"polypetalous"`, `color{Violet}"papilionaceous"`, consisting of a posterior `color{Violet}"standard"`, two lateral `color{Violet}"wings"`, two anterior ones forming a `color{Violet}"keel"` (enclosing stamens and pistil), `color{Violet}"vexillary"` aestivation
`star` `color{Brown}"Androecium"`: ten, `color{Violet}"diadelphous"`, anther `color{Violet}"dithecous"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Gynoecium"`: ovary superior, `color{Violet}"mono carpellary"`, `color{Violet}"unilocular"` with many ovules, style single
`star` `color{Brown}"Fruit"`: legume; seed: one to many, `color{Violet}"non-endospermic"`
● `color{Green}"Floral Formula"`:
● `color{Green}"Economic importance"`:
Many plants belonging to the family are sources of:
`star` `color{Brown}"Pulses"`: gram, arhar, sem, moong, soyabean
`star` `color{Brown}"Edible oil"` : soyabean, groundnut
`star` `color{Brown}"Dye"`: indigofera
`star` `color{Brown}"Fibres"`: sunhemp
`star` `color{Brown}"Fodder"`: Sesbania, Trifolium
`star` `color{Brown}"Ornamentals"`: lupin, sweet pea
`star` `color{Brown}"Medicine"`: muliathi
● This family was earlier called `color{Violet}"Papilonoideae"`, a subfamily of family `color{Violet}"Leguminosae"`.
● `color{Green}"Habitat"`: It is distributed all over the world
● `color{Green}"Vegetative Characters"`:
`star` Trees, shrubs, herbs; root with `color{Violet}"root nodules"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Stem"`: erect or `color{Violet}"climber"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Leaves"`: `color{Violet}"alternate"`, `color{Violet}"pinnately"` compound or simple; leaf base, `color{Violet}"pulvinate"`; stipulate; venation `color{Violet}"reticulate"`.
● `color{Green}"Floral characters"`:
`star` `color{Brown}"Inflorescence"`: `color{Violet}"racemose"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Flower"`: bisexual, `color{Violet}"zygomorphic"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Calyx"`: sepals five, `color{Violet}"gamosepalous"`; `color{Violet}"imbricate"` aestivation
`star` `color{Brown}"Corolla"`: petals five, `color{Violet}"polypetalous"`, `color{Violet}"papilionaceous"`, consisting of a posterior `color{Violet}"standard"`, two lateral `color{Violet}"wings"`, two anterior ones forming a `color{Violet}"keel"` (enclosing stamens and pistil), `color{Violet}"vexillary"` aestivation
`star` `color{Brown}"Androecium"`: ten, `color{Violet}"diadelphous"`, anther `color{Violet}"dithecous"`
`star` `color{Brown}"Gynoecium"`: ovary superior, `color{Violet}"mono carpellary"`, `color{Violet}"unilocular"` with many ovules, style single
`star` `color{Brown}"Fruit"`: legume; seed: one to many, `color{Violet}"non-endospermic"`
● `color{Green}"Floral Formula"`:
● `color{Green}"Economic importance"`:
Many plants belonging to the family are sources of:
`star` `color{Brown}"Pulses"`: gram, arhar, sem, moong, soyabean
`star` `color{Brown}"Edible oil"` : soyabean, groundnut
`star` `color{Brown}"Dye"`: indigofera
`star` `color{Brown}"Fibres"`: sunhemp
`star` `color{Brown}"Fodder"`: Sesbania, Trifolium
`star` `color{Brown}"Ornamentals"`: lupin, sweet pea
`star` `color{Brown}"Medicine"`: muliathi