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Leguminous plants

This Order of plants includes herbs, shrubs and trees spread throughout the world, with more than 7,000 species.

They have pinnate or perifoliate leaves provided with thorns of various kinds.

Its fruit is characteristically legume-shaped.

There are forage species and vegetables, such as beans, peas, broad beans, chickpeas, etc.

Others provide raw materials, gums, dyes, woods (robinia, acacia, cassia), and others are ornamental, such as false ebony, love tree, robinia, etc.

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