Monotypic Fabaceae genera

Antopetitia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Antopetitia abyssinica, an herbaceous annual native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Nigeria to Eritrea and Mozambique. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Ramorinoa girolae is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the sole species in genus Ramorinoa. It is a xerophytic tree or shrub native to La Rioja, San Juan, and San Luis Provinces of western Argentina. Unlike most legumes, Ramorinoa girolae does not produce any leaves. It grows in subtropical lowland and lower montane dry forest or shrubland in rocky and sandy areas. It is locally known as chica, and stands of R. girolae are known as chicales. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within th

Fissicalyx fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana to northern Brazil. It grows in humid lowland forest.

thumb | right | alt=F. Harleyodendron unifoliolatum (Fabaceae) | F. Harleyodendron unifoliolatum (Fabaceae) Harleyodendron unifoliolatum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Harleyodendron. It is a tree endemic to northeastern Brazil.

Ecuadendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, containing the single species Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three populations on the coast. It is threatened because the wood is valuable and it is vulnerable to logging.

Goniorrhachis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Goniorrhachis marginata, native to eastern Brazil.

Xerocladia viridiramis is a species of plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Xerocladia.

Grazielodendron riodocensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. It is the only member of the genus Grazielodendron. It is only found in eastern Brazil.

Michelsonia is a genus of tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, where it is classified in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being Michelsonia microphylla. It is native to the tropical rain forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The wood is used locally for construction work.

Brenierea insignis is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae and is the only member of the genus Brenierea. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Smirnowia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Smirnowia turkestana, a perennial shrub native to Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Batesia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Batesia floribunda, a tree native to northern South America. It ranges from Colombia and Peru through northern, west-central, and northeastern Brazil and French Guiana. The genus belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Paramacrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Paramacrolobium coeruleum.

Euchilopsis linearis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Euchilopsis. It is a shrub endemic to Southwest Australia.

Lebruniodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Lebruniodendron leptanthum, a tree native to west-central tropical Africa – Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in Guineo-Congolian forest.

Icuria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. The only species is Icuria dunensis.

Stuhlmannia moavi is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the only species in the genus Stuhlmannia. It is a tree native to Kenya, Tanzania, and Madagascar, where it grows in seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland on limestone, and in riverine forest. The genus belongs to tribe Caesalpinieae in subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Disynstemon paullinioides is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a liana that is native to Madagascar. It is the only member of the genus Disynstemon.

Pterogyne is a monotypic genus in the legume family, Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The sole species is Pterogyne nitens. Spanish common names include guiraró, palo coca, or tipa colorado. In Portuguese, it is commonly known as amendoim bravo, cocal or madeira nova. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. It is threatened by habitat loss and harvesting for timber.

Vandasina is a monotypic genus—that is, a genus that includes only one known species—of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The sole included species is Vandasina retusa

Micklethwaitia is a monotypic genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Its only species, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, is endemic to Mozambique. It is closely related to Annea, Gabonius, and Scorodophloeus.

Sindoropsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Sindoropsis letestui, a tree native to Cameroon and Gabon in west-central Tropical Africa. It grows in tropical lowland rain forest.

Umtiza is a monotypic genus in the legume family Fabaceae containing the single species Umtiza listeriana. This tree is endemic to a small coastal portion of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Hylodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Hylodendron gabunense, a tree native to Nigeria and west-central tropical Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo), where it grows in Guineo-Congolian forest. It is a tall and thin-boled tree with sharp buttresses, and is armed with woody spines.

Endertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Endertia spectabilis, a tree endemic to Borneo.

Petaladenium urceoliferum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to northern Brazil. It grows in tropical lowland Amazon rainforest in the basin of the Rio Negro, a northern tributary of the Amazon. It is the only member of the genus Petaladenium. The genus belongs to tribe Amburaneae in subfamily Faboideae.

Hanslia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Hanslia ormocarpoides, a liana or shrub which ranges from Malesia to Vanuatu and Queensland.

Soemmeringia semperflorens is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the only member of the genus Soemmeringia.

Carrissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a single species, Carrissoa angolensis, a subshrub endemic to Angola. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical open bushland and scrub and along watercourses, and forms woody rootstocks in fire-prone environments.

Robynsiophyton vanderystii is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Robynsiophyton.

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Chidlowia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains a single species, Chidlowia sanguinea, a tree native to West Africa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana) and Chad.

Neustanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae and its tribe Phaseoleae. The only species is Neustanthus phaseoloides, called tropical kudzu. This species is a forage crop and cover crop used in the tropics. It is known as puero in Australia and tropical kudzu in most tropical regions.

Vatovaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Vatovaea pseudolablab.

Haplormosia is a monotypic genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae. Its only species is Haplormosia monophylla, commonly known as Liberian black gum, native to Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Kalappia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae. Its only species is Kalappia celebica, a tree found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Indopiptadenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Indopiptadenia oudhensis, a tree native to the western and central Himalayas, including Nepal, and Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Androcalymma is a monotypic genus of South American flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae. It contains a single species, Androcalymma glabrifolium.

Librevillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Librevillea klainei, a shrub or tree native to Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon in west-central tropical Africa. The genus belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae.

Kebirita is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. The only species is Kebirita roudairei.

Uribea tamarindoides is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia, where it grows in tropical lowland rain forest. It is the only member of genus Uribea. The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Neocollettia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Neocollettia wallichii, a perennial native to Myanmar and Java. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Lemurodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Lemurodendron capuronii, a tree endemic to Madagascar. It belongs to the mimosoid clade in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Platycelyphium voense is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania in eastern Africa. It grows in bushland and thicket in the Somali-Masai region. It is the only member of the genus Platycelyphium. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Mildbraediodendron excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and the only species in the genus Mildbraediodendron. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Ghana to South Sudan, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in Guineo-Congolian forest and Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Holocalyx balansae is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Holocalyx. It is a tree native to South America, where it ranges from eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.

Hebestigma is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes a single species, Hebestigma cubense, a tree endemic to Cuba.

Mysanthus uleanus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a climbing herb endemic to eastern Brazil. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical wooded grassland, thorn scrub, rocky shrubland, and in degraded areas. It is the only described member of the genus Mysanthus, though there is a report of an undescribed species. The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Akschindlium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. The only species is Akschindlium godefroyanum.

Behaimia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is only found in Cuba. It has only one accepted species, Behaimia cubensis. It can be distinguished from related genera, Cyclolobium and Limadendron by: pinnately multifoliolate (vs. unifoliolate) leaves, a sessile (vs. stipitate) ovary, and an indehiscent or late dehiscent one-seeded pod.

Sellocharis paradoxa is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is native to southern Brazil and is the only member of the genus Sellocharis.

Baphiopsis parviflora is an African species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the sole species in genus Baphiopsis. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from Cameroon to Tanzania and Angola.

Hegnera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. The only species is Hegnera obcordata.

Cathormion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Cathormion umbellatum, a shrub or tree which ranges from India to Indochina, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

Melliniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its only species is Melliniella micrantha, an herbaceous annual native to western and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Senegal to Chad and the Central African Republic. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Fairchildia panamensis is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Fairchildia. It ranges Honduras through southern Central America to Colombia.

Afroamphica is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. The only species is Afroamphica africana.

Spathionema kilimandscharicum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a climbing or scrambling subshrub, 2 to 10 meters long, native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is the sole species in genus Spathionema. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Austrodolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes a single species, Austrodolichos errabundus, native to northern Australia.

Uleanthus erythrinoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to northern Brazil. It is the only member of the genus Uleanthus. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.