Enriching the soil, providing food, fodder, timber and medicines, we 20,000 plant species are the Legume Family!

Joined October 2013
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We migrated today - well our website did anyway. Hopefully, all limbs are still attached. Please let us know if you spot anything odd.
A genus page has been created for the new genus Ladeania, which accommodates 2 species transferred from Psoralidium #KewScience
A new page has been created for the genus Schnella, recently segregated from Bauhinia #KewScience
Legume diversity not a good indicator for botanical diversity on Sundaland (SE Asia) according to new study. See tinyurl.com/oxv6cnk

Advances in Legume Systematics 12: "Towards a New Classification System for Legumes" is published" #KewScience See tinyurl.com/qzlcd46

A new legume genus endemic to Gabon in west-central Africa has been named in honour of that country #KewScience tinyurl.com/ptoboul

Two species of tropical African trees belong in a newly published legume genus called Annea #KewScience See goo.gl/oCHYmI

Are you seeking a tool for collections management or taxon sampling in the Legume family? #KewScience See tinyurl.com/npw52tg