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The Family

Leguminosae

-is one of the largest and


most useful plant families
with 17,000 species
distributed almost
throughout the world.
It includes many well-
known vegetables
particularly of
1. temperate regions
2. ( beans and peas),
2.Ornamental trees in
tropical regions
(Bauhinia, Flamboyant,
Cassia),
3.FODDER CROPS
(Clover, Lucerne

4. WEEDS
(Vetches and Trefolis

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