LEGUME BIBLIOGRAPHY 2025

Brian du Preez (University of Cape Town, South Africa) & Marcus Falcão (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Bibliography Index

A total of 337 new publications are presented in the Legume Bibliography 2025. These are presented in alphabetical order of first author last name and categorized in nine topics.

Anatomy, karyology, Morphology & Development

Ángel-Vallejo, M. C., García-Marín, E. J., Feuillet-Hurtado, C., Rodríguez-Rey, G. T., Álvarez-Mejía, L. M., & Aguirre-Acosta, N. (2025). Spatial variability in early reproductive characteristics of Ulex europaeus L. (Fabaceae) invading in the high-mountain of central Colombia. Acta Oecologica, 128, 104098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2025.104098

Darzi, R., & Zarre, S. (2025). Unveiling a longstanding misinterpretation: Revisiting the pattern formation of testa surface in Astragalus (Fabaceae, Astragaleae). Flora, 323, 152666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2024.152666

Dörken, V. M., Ladd, P. G., & Parsons, R. F. (2025). Phylloclades of Jacksonia (Fabaceae)—leaf-like branches as adaptation to seasonally arid environments. Botanical journal of the Linnean Society, 208(2), 212-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae065

Doty, M. K., Rashid, P., & Shethi, K. J. (2025). Comparative anatomy of five species of Senna Mill. (Leguminosae) from Bangladesh. Vegetos, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-025-01559-6

Endo, Y. (2025). Relationships between Seed Coat Development and Curved Embryo in Papilionoideae (Leguminosae). The Journal of Japanese Botany, 100(5), 416-429. https://doi.org/10.51033/jjapbot.ID0306

Fabiano, V. S., Catian, G., Leme, F. M., & Scremin-Dias, E. (2025). Seed morphology of five Aeschynomene (Fabaceae) species from Pantanal. Phytotaxa, 682(3), 214-226. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.00.0.0

Huang, K., Li, Y., Wang, J., Liang, W., Zhao, K., Long, C., … & Liu, C. (2025). Environmental versus phylogenetic control of leaf anatomical traits in Fabaceae, across a continental scale. American Journal of Botany, 112(11), e70105. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70105

Longui, E. L., Freitas, M. L. M., de Lima, I. L., Zanata, M., Cambuim, J., Barbedo, V. H., … & de Moraes, M. L. T. (2025). Genetic and environmental vessel control differ between 10-year-old Dipteryx alata (Fabaceae) provenances. IAWA Journal, 1(aop), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1163/22941932-bja10189

Marquardt, M. C., Reed, J. L., & Wadgymar, S. M. (2025). Patterns of Extrafloral Nectar Production in Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae: Caesalpinoideae). microPublication biology, 2025, 10-17912. https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.001534

Medina-Acosta, M., Grether, R., Montaño-Arias, S. A., & Díaz-Pontones, D. M. (2025). Revisiting the inflorescence structure, the floral traits and pollen aggregations of four species of Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) occurring in Mexico. Botanical Sciences, 103(2), 498-523. https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3633

Monteiro, T. C. E., Falcão, M. J. A., Mansano, V. F., Fortuna-Perez, A. P. (2025). Unravelling floral ontogeny and evolutionary trade-offs in the Adesmia clade (Dalbergieae, Papilionoideae, Fabaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf104

Moraes, F.S., de Barros, T.C., & Paulino, J.V. (2025). A unique inflorescence in the tribe Mimoseae (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae): ontogeny and floral function division in Parkia platycephala, a native species of the Brazilian Cerrado. Annals of Botany, mcaf186. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf186

Nery, J. O., & Leitão, C. A. E. (2025). Structural characterization of the aerial vegetative organs of Clitoria fairchildiana R.A. Howard (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). Hoehnea, 52, e362023. https://doi.org/10.1590/2236-8906e362023

Paiva, É. A. S., Oliveira, D. M. T., Leite, V. G., & Teixeira, S. P. (2025). Morphology and secretory activity of resin-secreting glands in the fruits of Myroxylon peruiferum (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). Flora, 152910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2025.152910

Rami, M., Gurav, R. V., Gaikwad, S., & Rajput, K. S. (2025). Comparative study on the secondary xylem and phloem formation in three varieties of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC (Fabaceae). Flora, 324, 152682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2025.152682

Ribeiro, O. D., Santos, R. A., Jardim, M. A. G., Benjamim, J. K. F., Hirosue, T. L. M. R., Andrade, E. H. D. A., … & Gurgel, E. S. C. (2025). Biochemical and Physiological Performance of Seeds of Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntz (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) at Different Phases of Maturation. Plants, 14(7), 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14071112

Rodrigues, C. G., & Gomes, S. M. (2025). Floral ontogeny and anatomy reveal the gynophore origin and nature in Bowdichia virgilioides (Fabaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 208(2), 182-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae064

Rosa, M. P. G., Arruda, R. D. C. D. O., Alves, F. M., & Sartori, Â. L. B. (2025). Diversity and leaflet anatomical characters evolution of Machaerium Pers. (Fabaceae–Faboideae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 208(4), 412-429. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae080

Sacramento, C., Stirton, C.H., Queiroz, L.P. de, Lewis, G.P. & Cardoso, D. (2025). Revisiting wing petal sculpturing and pocket variation in papilionoid legumes. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2025.125905

Sacristán-Bajo, S., García-Fernández, A., Lara-Romero, C., Poyatos, C., Rubio Teso, M. L., Morente-López, J., … & Iriondo, J. M. (2025). In situ evaluation of artificial selection and assisted gene flow for the advancement of flowering onset in Lupinus angustifolius L. (Fabaceae). bioRxiv, 2025-07. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.23.666208

Santos, P. C.S., de Sousa, M. B., da Silva, C. L., Nonato, E. R. L., de Freitas, E. C. S., Santos, M. M., & Gallo, R. (2025). Morphometry of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. (Fabaceae) seeds through digital image analysis in a genetic divergence study. Vegetos, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-025-01525-2

Semenova, V. V., & Danilova, N. S. (2025). Ontogenesis, ontogenetic structure and assessment of the state of Melilotus albus (Fabaceae) cenopopulations of in Central Yakutia. Rastitelʹnye resursy, 61(2), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0033994625020084

Serafim, L., Silva, J. H., Dias, S., Oliveira, A. R. D. S., Nunes, M. C., da Costa, A. F., … & Brasileiro-Vidal, A. C. (2025). “End-to-End Chromosome Fusion” as the Main Driver of Descending Dysploidy in Vigna lasiocarpa (Mart. ex Benth.) Verdc. (Leguminosae Juss.). Plants, 14(12), 1872. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14121872

Silva, G. S., Leite, V. G., Falcão, M. J. A., Paulino, J. V., Teixeira, S. P., & Mansano, V. F. (2025). Ontogeny and glandular features of Alexa grandiflora flowers offer evolutionary insights into the Angylocalyx clade: a Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) lineage with non-papilionaceous corolla. Journal of Plant Research, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-025-01669-x

Silva, J.N.D., Pádua, G.V.G.D., Rodrigues, C.M., Silva, J.H.C.S., Gomes, C.L.S., Rodrigues, M.H.B.S., … & Alves, E.U. (2025). Fruits and seeds as indicators of the genetic diversity of Hymenaea martiana (Fabaceae) in Northeast Brazil. Biology, 14(10), 1418. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14101418

Silva, S. J., Nogueira, L. H., Sartori, Â. L., & Arruda, R. C. (2025). Comparative anatomy of leaflets of Mimosa L. (Fabaceae, Mimoseae): contributions to taxonomy. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, boaf044. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf044

Sinjushin, A. (2025). Floral nectaries in Leguminosae: structure, diversity, and possible evolution. The Botanical Review, 91(1), 51-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-024-09305-4

Sinjushin, A., & Ploshinskaya, M. (2025). Note on the intraspecific variation of style shape, a trait of potential taxonomic value, in pea (Pisum sativum). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 72(4), 3933-3937. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02265-z

Sousa, T. A., de Barros, T. C., Borges, L. M., & Teixeira, S. P. (2025). Mucilage and phenolic-secreting cells in sensitive plants (Mimosa, Leguminosae): a comparative study across different plant organs. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01053-4

Souza, L. G. M. P., Falcão, M. J. A., Basso-Alves, J. P., & Mansano, V. F. (2025). Floral developmental insights into two species of Erythrina (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae: Phaseoleae) pollinated by hummingbirds and passerines. Journal of Plant Research, 138(2), 253-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-024-01610-8

Teixeira, L. A., Lima, A. C., Godoy-Veiga, M., Locosselli, G. M., & Angyalossy, V. (2025). Growth rings, anatomy, and response to forest management of the liana Dalbergia frutescens (Leguminosae) in an Atlantic Rainforest remnant. IAWA Journal, 1(aop), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1163-22941932-bja10207

Zalko, J. (2025). There will be traces: exploring the atypical floral vasculature of Swartzia panacoco and Swartzia polyphylla (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01044-5

Ethnobotany, Biochemistry, metabolomics, agriculture

Alemu, M. A., Moges, T. A., Ketsela Zeleke, T., Abebe, R. B., & Zewdu, W. S. (2025). Antimalarial activity of root extract of Tephrosia villosa L. Pers. (Fabaceae) on Plasmodium berghei-infected mice. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 27162. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11137-0

Ammar, R. S., Gad, M. E., Zeb, J., Selim, A., Gattan, H. S., Alruhaili, M. H., … & Senbill, H. (2025). Insecticidal activity of Delonix regia (Fabaceae) against the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Bois) with reference to its phytochemical composition. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 6286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88547-7

Ayokun‐nun Ajao, A., Calphonia Shilaluke, K., Sonnyboy Mothogoane, M., & Ntsamaeeng Moteetee, A. (2025). The Pantropical Genus Rhynchosia Lour. (Fabaceae: Cajaninae): Diversity of Medicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 22(1), e202401436. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202401436

Bada, L., Butt, H. S., Quezada, E., Picos, A., Wangensteen, H., Inngjerdingen, K. T., … & Viña, D. (2025). Antitumor Activity, Mechanisms of Action and Phytochemical Profiling of Sub-Fractions Obtained from Ulex gallii Planch. (Fabaceae): A Medicinal Plant from Galicia (Spain). Molecules, 30(4), 972. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30040972

Bebeji, M. Y., Yaro, A. H., & Abubakar, A. R. (2025). Antidepressant-like activities of Entada africana Guill. & Perr. (Fabaceae) leaf extract and its chloroform and n-butanol fractions in mice: exploring mechanistic pathways. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 49(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-025-01325-3

Bebeji, M. Y., Yaro, A. H., Abubakar, A. R., Ahmad, M. H., Nazifi, A. B., & Ahmed, A. A. E. (2025). Antidepressant-like effect of Entada Africana Guill. & Perr. (Fabaceae) in mice: Involvement of monoamine neurotransmitters, cortisol, BDNF, and oxidative stress. Phytomedicine Plus, 5(3), 100809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2025.100809

Beevy, S. S., & Dan, M. (2025). Bioactive Metabolites and ISSR Marker Assisted Selection Demonstrate the Diversity in Clitoria ternatea L. (Leguminosae) Morphotypes. Tropical Plant Biology, 18(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12042-024-09391-z

Chi, G. F., Khan, S., Başar, Y., Kuete, J. R., Matieta, V. Y., Kuete, J. B., … & Shaheen, F. (2025). Antibacterial flavonoids from Tetrapleura tetraptera (Fabaceae) fruit pulp, in silico studies. South African Journal of Botany, 180, 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.02.026

Chitiala, R. D., Lungu, I. I., Marin, G. A., Mitran, A. M., Caba, I. C., Lungu, A., … & Cioanca, O. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Lespedeza Species: Traditional Uses and Biological Activity of the Fabaceae Family. Molecules, 30(9), 2013. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30092013

Dahiru, M. M., Musa, N., & Badgal, E. B. (2025). Phytochemistry and GCMS Analysis of Ethanol and Aqueous Stembark Extracts of Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. Fabaceae. Sciences of Phytochemistry, 4(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.58920/sciphy0401268

Didolanvi, L., Chougourou, D. C., Azonkpin, S., Favi, G. A., & Akpo, A. A. (2025). Ethnobotany and intra-cultural diversity in the uses of Tephrosia vogelii (Fabaceae) in Centre Benin (West Africa). Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 31, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.32859/era.31.48.1-13

Donovan, R., Crisp, H., & Shepherd, K. A. (2025). A pilot study investigating naturally occurring dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and related psychoactive substances in Western Australian Acacia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae). Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2025.2500748

Elamine, Y., Girón‐Calle, J., Alaiz, M., & Vioque, J. (2025). Purification, Characterization and Bioactivity of a New Homodimeric Lectin From Vicia altissima (Fabaceae) Seeds. Plant‐Environment Interactions, 6(2), e70047. https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.70047

Elshikh, A. A., Hafez Ghoran, S., Kabbashi, A. S., Hajissa, K., & Hemidan, M. N. (2025). Vachellia flava (Fabaceae): biological activities and chemical constituents. Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 159(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2024.2440383

Ferreira, T. C., Aguilar, J. V., Bomfim, N. C. P., Olivio, M. L. G., dos Santos, B. S., Rosalem, P. F., & de Camargos, L. S. (2025). The Fabaceae family in the face of the influence of the potentially toxic element nickel: a scoping review. Discover Plants, 2(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-025-00119-1

Glenzel, V. H., Filgueiras, J. P. C., Zolet, A. C. T., & Kulcheski, F. R. (2025). Evolutionary and functional insights into ascorbate oxidase genes in the Fabaceae plant family. Plant Gene, 100538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plgene.2025.100538

Habibou, H. H., Fati, A. O., Abdoulahi, M. I. I., Abdelkarim, S. S. S., & Khalid, I. (2025). A study on the anti-Shigella activity of extracts and constituents from the root bark of Detarium microcarpum (Fabaceae), a plant traditionally used to treat dysentery in Niger. Scientific African, e03067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e03067

Herre, I., & Zidorn, C. (2025). Phytochemistry of the tribe Loteae (Fabaceae, Faboideae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 118, 104903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2024.104903

Hussain, S., Verma, B., Devi, R., Arora, P., & Gupta, S. (2025). Biochemical versatility and stress modulation: UGTs in the Fabaceae family. Planta, 262(4), 96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04805-y

Isyaka, S., Umar, A., Talatu, A., & Abdullahi, A. (2025). A Review of the Botanical, Ethnomedicinal Uses, and Phytochemistry of Dalbergia (Fabaceae) Species. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 36(1), 59-71. https://doi.org/10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i11238

Julie, A. O. J., Bébé, N. O., Sandrine, M. N. Y., Emmanuel, O. P., Antoine, K. K., Dupon, A. A. B., … & Désiré, D. D. P. (2025). Phytochemical, In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Research on Piptadeniastrum africanum (Fabaceae) Unveiling Anti‐Stereotypic, Anxiolytic, and Analgesic Effects in a Sodium Valproate‐Induced Autistic Disorders Model. Brain and Behavior, 15(3), e70408. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70408

Kandeda, A. K., Foutse, L. Y., Tongoue, C., Djientcheu, J. P., & Dimo, T. (2025). Antiamnesic and Neurotrophic Effects of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br (Fabaceae) Aqueous Extract on In Vivo and In Vitro Models of Excitotoxicity. Behavioural Neurology, 2025(1), 8815830. https://doi.org/10.1155/bn/8815830

Khramova, E. P., Banaev, E. V., Tomoshevich, M. A., Shaldaeva, T. M., & Erst, A. A. (2025). Biologically Active Compounds, Photosynthetic Pigments, and Antiradical Activity in Leaf Extracts of Siberian Caragana Species (Fabaceae). Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 18(1), 37-54. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995425524700884

Kongkidakorn, T., Thompson, J. B., Vasudevan, N., & Hawkins, J. A. (2025). Phylogeny, ethnomedicinal use and the distribution of phytoestrogens in the Fabaceae. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1583365

Mahamat Djamalladine, D., Mabou, F. D., Feugap Tsamo, D. L., Tamokou, J. D. D., Voutquenne-Nazabadioko, L., Tsopmo, A., & Ngnokam, D. (2025). New triterpenoid saponin from the aerial part of Abrus canescens Welw ex. Bak. (Fabaceae) and their antibacterial activities. Natural Product Research, 39(2), 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2023.2301682

Mamy, A., Fabrice, R. D. J. E., Ruphin, F. P., & Baholy, R. R. (2025). Phytochemical Analysis of Cynometra Madagascariensis (Fabaceae), a Malagasy Medicinal Plant. Britain International of Exact Sciences (BIoEx) Journal, 7(3), 215-229. https://doi.org/10.33258/bioex.v7i3.1361

Mbock, M. A., Kamkumo, R. G., Iqbal, N., Fouatio, W. F., Shukla, R., Chandra, A., … & Dimo, T. (2025). Safety assessment of Detarium microcarpum Guil. & Perr.(Leguminosae) root bark extract in rats: Acute, sub-acute toxicity, ADMET, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations approach. Fitoterapia, 106635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2025.106635

Mei, D., Yu, S., Yu, S., Cao, F., Wang, G., & Dai, T. (2025). Unlocking the Potential of Sophora moorcroftiana (Fabaceae): The Overlooked Xizang Endemic. Forests (19994907), 16(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/f16030410

Moghaddam, M., Stegemann, T., & Zidorn, C. (2025). Flavonoids and volatile compounds of Cercis siliquastrum (Fabaceae, Cercideae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 120, 104954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2025.104954

Mongalo, N. I., & Raletsena, M. V. (2025). Bioactive Molecules, Ethnomedicinal Uses, Toxicology, and Pharmacology of Peltophorum africanum Sond (Fabaceae): Systematic Review. Plants, 14(2), 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14020239

Mongalo, N. I., Finnie, J. F., Mcgaw, L. J., & Van Staden, J. (2025). Senna italica Mill. synonym Cassia italica Mill. Spreng (Fabaceae): Phytochemistry, indigenous ethnobotanical uses and pharmacological activities: A review. South African Journal of Botany, 179, 62-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.02.004

Nketia, R. I., Desmond, N., Forkuo, A. D., Asante-Kwatia, E., Zoiku, F. K., Mensah, M. L. K., & Komlaga, G. (2025). Antimalarial activity of the aqueous extract and anthraquinones from the root of Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (Fabaceae). Scientific African, 27, e02579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02579

Oliveira, F. A., Lira, C., Duarte, C. L., Guedes, K. S., Fonseca, A. L. D., Pinto, A. C. S., … & Sanchez, B. A. M. (2025). Trihydroxyflavanone isolated from Dipteryx lacunifera Ducke (Fabaceae) as a potential antimalarial drug: An in silico and in vitro approach. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 97(2), e20230381. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202520230381

Paździora, W., Grabowska, K., Zagrodzki, P., Paśko, P., Prochownik, E., Podolak, I., & Galanty, A. (2025). Quantitative analysis of isoflavones from Fabaceae species and their chemopreventive potential on breast cancer cells. Molecules, 30(11), 2379. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30112379

Phong, N. V., Wang, C. Y., Lim, S. D., & Yang, S. Y. (2025). Characterization of a new jasmonate derivative and chemotaxonomical significance of secondary metabolites in the seeds of black soybean (Glycine max). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 123, 105060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2025.105060

Rahman, M. M., & Hossen, M. F. (2025). The phytochemicals and pharmacological activity of five potential medicinal plants in the Fabaceae family: A review. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 14(2), 108-114. https://www.doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2025.v14.i2b.15281

Resmeiliana, I., Achmadi, S.S., Batubara, I., Murtini, S., Gerardin, C., Gerardin, P., … & Astari, N.H. (2025). Phytochemicals and Antibacterial Activity of Leaf and Twig of Three Fabaceae Species. Chemistry & Biodiversity, e02254. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202502254

Ribeiro, R., Pereira, H. M., Magalhães, A., Hallwass, F., Padilha, M. C., & Veiga‐Junior, V. F. (2025). Eperua oleifera Ducke (Fabaceae) oilresin chemical composition and the isolation of a natural diterpenic acid methyl ester. Chemistry & Biodiversity, e01730. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202501730

Sabir, A., Safdar, N., Akhtar, W., & Fatima, I. (2025). Therapeutic Potential of Fabaceae Species: A Phytochemical and Bioactivity Investigation. Ars Pharmaceutica, 66(3), 301-313. https://doi.org/10.30827/ars.v66i3.32353

San, S., Cherian, R. M., Ravi, A. R. B., Pamban, S., Nair, B. G., Pai, J. G., & Nair, S. S. (2025). Vicilin, a chitin binding protein from Sesbania grandiflora: Structural insights and functional potential as an antifungal agent. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 290, 138850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138850

Sandrine, M. N. Y., Michel, B. G., Bibi-Farouck, A. O., Bahebeck, P. N., Emmanuel, O. P., Claude, B. D., … & Desire, D. D. P. (2025). In silico molecular docking and predictive ADME properties, in vitro antioxidant scavenging capacities, and in vivo pharmacological activities to study the potential of Pterocarpus mildbraedii Harms (Fabaceae) in preventing vaginal dysbiosis and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in an estropause rat model. Fitoterapia, 183, 106496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2025.106496

Seukep, A. J., Mbuntcha, H. G., Matieta, V. Y., Kuete, V., & Guo, M. Q. (2025). HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS profiling of antibacterial bioactive solvent fractions of Senna alata (L.) roxb (Fabaceae) leaves, and in silico prediction of pharmacokinetic, drug-likeness, and toxicity of major phyto-components. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 344, 119492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2025.119492

Sgadari, F., Porrello, A., Schicchi, R., & Bruno, M. (2025). The chemical composition of the aerial parts essential oil of a Sicilian endemic Astragalus species: Astragalus nebrodensis (Guss.) Strobl. Natural Product Research, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2025.2526743

Sinjushin, A. A., Uhlarik, A., & Stepanova, I. L. (2025). The Adhesiveness of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Seeds Is Conditioned by Their Shape. International Journal of Plant Biology, 16(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijpb16010019

Sipoloni, V. M., Silva‐Silva, J. V., Ferreira, E. G., Lee, E. Y., Junior, J. M. B., Uemi, M., … & Veiga, T. A. (2025). Rotenoids from the Roots of Vicia faba L. (Fabaceae): Structural Characterization, Cytotoxic Effects, and Molecular Docking. Chemistry & Biodiversity, e01091. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202501091

Sithole, S., Mushonga, P., Heydenreich, M., Mawere, C., & Mukanganyama, S. (2025). Antiproliferative activities of phytochemicals isolated from the leaves of Dolichos kilimandischaricus (Harms) ex Taub. (Fabaceae) on Jurkat and HL-60 leukemic cells. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 25, 224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04977-w

Sowe, M. S., Etonihu, A. C., Tarigan, I. L., & Muadifah, A. (2025). Secondary Metabolites of The Fabaceae Plant Family A Review of Extraction Methods, Molecules and Bioactivity. Chempublish Journal, 9(1), 1-35.

Tadjong Tcho, A., Djouaka Bavoua, J. L., Ngouonpe Wembe, A., Gompe Bobda, E. G., Majoumo, F., Leuche, J. M., … & Toze, F. A. A. (2025). New flavanone and other constituents from Erythrina senegalensis A. DC. (fabaceae). Natural Product Research, 39(20), 5967-5977. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2364258

Tatsuzawa, F. (2025). Flavonoids in the red-purple flowers of Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. (Leguminosae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 122, 105025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2025.105025

Thaweepanyaporn, K., Thompson, J. B., Vasudevan, N., & Hawkins, J. A. (2025). Phylogeny, ethnomedicinal use and the distribution of phytoestrogens in the Fabaceae. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 16, 1583365. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1583365

Yeskaliyeva, B., Burasheva, G., Kipchakbayeva, A., Berdesh, T., Seitimova, G., Turgumbayeva, A., … & Beyatli, A. (2025). The Genus Alhagi (Fabaceae): An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review. ES Food and Agroforestry, 22, 1786. https://doi.org/10.30919/faf1786

Yu, Z., Lei, T., Yi, X., Hao, Y. N., Wu, S., Xiao, Z., … & Wang, J. (2025). LGRPv2: A high‐value platform for the advancement of Fabaceae genomics. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 23, 4057-4075. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70220

Zaitune, H., Gwendoline, C., Mahamat, O., & Christopher, T. (2025). Therapeutic Potential of Ethanolic and Aqueous Fractions of Cassia alata (Leguminosae) in Reducing Phenotypic, Immunological and Tissue Damage in a Rat Model Atopic Dermatitis. Journal of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Research, 2(4), 161-178. https://doi.org/10.5455/JPPR.20250804011005

Zhang, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, M., Liu, L., Xu, C., Sommano, S., … & Long, C. (2025). More than food: Study on the metabolites and bioactivity of edible flowers of Campylotropis polyantha (Leguminosae). Journal of Functional Foods, 128, 106801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2025.106801

Ecology and niche modelling

Aguirre-Salcedo, C., Montaño-Arias, S. A., & Jansson, R. (2025). Restoration implications of the germination ecology of six dry-forest woody Fabaceae species in Mexico. Trees, 39(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-025-02606-0

Barbosa, V. D. C., Bächtold, A., Del-Claro, K., & Silva, E. A. (2025). Extrafloral nectary plants in Brazilian biomes: Dominance of Cerrado and Fabaceae. Flora, 323, 152668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2024.152668

Costa, P., de Castilho, C. V., Cito, A. C., Barbosa, R. I., Kaminski, P. E., Martins, K., & de Oliveira Wadt, L. H. (2025). Impact of oleoresin harvesting on the reproductive phenology of Copaifera pubiflora Benth. (Leguminosae) in a precipitation gradient in northern brazilian Amazon. Forest Ecology and Management, 578, 122462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122462

Du Preez, B., Dreyer, L. L., Valentine, A. J., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Rare and living alone-do edaphic factors cause allopatry of Polhillia species? South African Journal of Botany, 187, 373-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.10.035

González, M. L., Cosacov, A., López Lauenstein, D., Vega, C., Teich, I., & Bessega, C. (2025). Neutral and adaptive genetic diversity in Neltuma alba (Leguminosae), an emblematic species of the Dry Chaco Forest. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, cpaf046. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpaf046

Hernández-Esquivel, K. B., Jiménez-Aparicio, L. A., Vázquez-Calvo, A. G., & Damon, A. (2025). Phenology, floral biology, morphology and hawkmoth pollination of Calliandra magdalenae (Fabaceae) in modified landscapes of the Soconusco region, Mexico. Flora, 152829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2025.152829

Jesus, J. G., Gonçalves, F., Clemente, A., & Trindade, H. (2025). Do culturable seed endophyte communities differ between native and invasive Fabaceae sharing the same habitat? Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70120

Kalinkina, V. A., Pankov, V. S., Marchuk, Е. А., Demina, A. S., & Kvitchenko, А. К. (2025). Change of the population structure of the endemic Oxytropis chankaensis (Fabaceae) due to the water level dynamics in Lake Khanka. Biologiâ vnutrennih vod, 18(4), 557-567. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0320965225040036

Karaoud, W., & Noumi, Z. (2025). The influence of Retama raetam (Fabaceae) and livestock grazing on species composition, yield and soil nutrients in arid environments of south Tunisia. Community Ecology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42974-024-00228-z

Kobayashi, S., Watanabe, K., Kuraya, E., Touyama, A., Liao, C. C., Panha, S., … & Izawa, M. (2025). Volatile compounds of mammal‐pollinated Mucuna macrocarpa (Fabaceae) based on distribution area in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand. Plant Species Biology, 40(5), 517-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.70021

Liu, C., Huang, K., Li, Y., Wang, J., & He, N. (2025). Phylogeny overrides environmental effects in explaining leaf and root nutrient concentrations in Fabaceae. Journal of Ecology, 113(11), 3177-3190. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70149

Lobo, J. A., Cristóbal‐Pérez, E. J., Chavarría, M. M., & Quesada, M. (2025). Patterns of Intrafruit Seed Abortion and Variation in Seed Mass of the Guanacaste Tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Fabaceae) in Populations From Mexico and Costa Rica. Biotropica, 57(2), e70008. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70008

López Lauenstein, D., Vega, C., Verga, A., Lascano, H. R., & Marchelli, P. (2025). Local adaptative strategies for coping with drought stress in Neltuma alba (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) are associated with the timing of leaf senescence. New Forests, 56(3), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-025-10096-8

Magadlela, A., Lembede, Z., Tsvuura, Z., Zama, N., Motsomane, N., & Pérez-Fernández, M. A. (2025). Plant competition reshapes nitrogen utilisation in native Vachellia nilotica (Fabaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 73(3). https://doi.org/10.1071/BT24079

Mahlobo, T., Zondo, S., Martin, G., Munyai, C., & Dube, N. (2025). Impacts of Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Fabaceae) on soil characteristics: insights from the free state highveld grasslands of South Africa. Biological Invasions, 27(7), 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03616-2

Mei, F., Yang, T., Chao, H., Ma, X., Wu, J., Yang, Q., … & Wu, S. (2025). Genomic insights into drought adaptation of the forage shrub Caragana korshinskii (Fabaceae) widely planted in drylands. The Plant Journal, 121(3), e17255. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17255

Mera, A. G., & Perea, E. L. (2025). Revisiting Cytisus x praecox (Leguminosae), a poorly known natural hybrid. Mediterranean Botany, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.98953

Montaño, N. M., Camargo-Ricalde, S. L., Montaño-Arias, S. A., & Jiménez-Martínez, A. (2025). Mimosa species (Leguminosae) and rainfall seasonality affect spatial dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen in a semiarid ecosystem. Plant and Soil, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07898-2

Morales, M., Sartori, A. L. B., Prado, D. E., & Fortunato, R. H. (2025). Identifying areas and centers of endemism in the Gran Chaco with Fabaceae as a diversity indicator. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 9572. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90091-3

Pasamba, E. J. R., Gentallan Jr, R. P., Timog, E. B. S., Quiñones-Arribado, K. J. O., Borromeo, T. H., Endonela, L. E., & Remollo, J. A. M. (2025). First record of Senna reticulata (Fabaceae) in the Philippines: Morphological and molecular confirmation of an alien species showing evidence of rapid local establishment in the Zamboanga Peninsula. 식물분류학회지, 55(3), 147-156. https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2025.55.3.147

Pinheiro, G. H. B., Parreira, M. R., Ferreira, R. B., Soares, T. N., & Nabout, J. C. (2025). The effects of land use and climate change on diameter of Dipteryx alata (Leguminosae) in the Brazilian Cerrado. Global Ecology and Conservation, 59, e03509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03509

Plasencia-Vázquez, A. H., Serrano-Rodríguez, A., Serrano-Rodríguez, A., & Ferrer-Sánchez, Y. (2025). Estimating environmental suitability and potential geographic distribution of the regional endemic tree Haematoxylum calakmulense (Fabaceae) in the Yucatan Peninsula. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 39, e20240166. https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-941X-ABB-2024-0166

Plasencia‐Vázquez, A. H., Serrano‐Rodríguez, A., Serrano Rodríguez, A., & Ferrer‐Sánchez, Y. (2025). Climate Change Effect on Haematoxylum campechianum and Haematoxylum calakmulense (Fabaceae): Are We Losing Our Natural Heritage in South‐Eastern Mexico? Ecology and Evolution, 15(10), e72223. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72223

Sánchez-Rodríguez, J. D., Esparza-Estrada, C. E., Espinosa de los Monteros, A., Osorio-Olvera, L., & Rojas-Soto, O. (2025). Do ecological interactions promote the coevolution of ecological niches in the acacias (Fabaceae: Vachellia spp.) and their mutualistic ants (Formicidae: Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus group)? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 145(1), blaf030. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaf030

Santos, C. S., de Santana Santos, B., & Meiado, M. V. (2025). Have you ever seen the rain? The life cycle of Crotalaria retusa (Fabaceae) reveals reproductive resilience under drought conditions. Journal of Plant Research, 138(5), 761-773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-025-01658-0

Santos, E. A. V., de Lima, J. R. F., Oliveira, A. C. S., Arruda, E. C. P., Leite, A. V., & de Almeida, N. M. (2025). Do floral traits influence the natural patterns and rates of florivory in Senna aversiflora (Herb.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby (Fabaceae)? Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 19(4), 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-025-10160-2

Silva, J. R., Pinheiro, F. P., Monteiro, A. G. V., de Aquino Ribas, A. C., dos Reis Holsback, Z., & Scremin-Dias, E. (2025). Hymenaea courbaril L. (Fabaceae) seedlings maintain growth but weaken their stem under experimental flooding conditions. Flora, 323, 152667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2024.152667

Silva, J. H. C. S., Silva, J. N. D., Almeida, L. G. A. D., Silva, E. L. F. D., Souza, A. D. G., & Alves, E. U. (2025). morphological correlation of diaspores, seeds and vigor of seedlings of Guilandina bonduc L. (Fabaceae): does seed mass modulate tolerance to salt stress? Seeds, 4(3), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds4030033

Wright, B. R., Andrew, D. D., Hewins, M., Hewitt, C., & Fensham, R. J. (2025). Spatially variable recruitment response to fire severity in golden-top wattle (Acacia mariae, family: Fabaceae), a thicket-forming shrub of semi-arid forests. Australian Journal of Botany, 73(1). https://doi.org/10.1071/BT24023

Zhao, X., Gao, R., Bai, J., Rong, J., Wei, X., Wang, H., … & Hou, Q. (2025). synergistic effects of flower color and mechanical barriers on pollinator selection within the Papilionoideae of Fabaceae. Plants, 14(11), 1568. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14111568

Zorbalas, F. N., Alvarez, A., Pérez, D. R., Araujo, M. R., Giorello, T. V., & Lagos, L. J. (2025). Root nodulation and growth in nursery garden of Neltuma flexuosa var. depressa (Fabaceae), a framework species for Monte Desert ecological restoration. Journal of Arid Environments, 229, 105405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2025.105405

Floristics & Conservation

Ariza-Cortes, W., Carvajal-Rojas, L., & Diaz-C, S. E. (2025). New records of Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) to Colombian flora: Lonchocarpus schiedeanus (Schltdl.) Harms and Bowdichia nitida Spruce ex Benth. Check List, 21(5), 890-896. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.5.890

Baro, D., Bawri, A., Boro, B. K., Sarma, K., & Borthakur, S. K. (2025). Rediscovery of Smithia grandis Benth. ex baker. (Fabaceae) a rare endemic species to Northeast India after more than a century. Vegetos, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-025-01463-z

Bastos, M. D. C. D. C., Marinho, L. C., Zappi, D. C., Queiroz, R. T., & Fernandes, R. S. (2025). Leguminosae Juss. from Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park, Brazilian Cerrado. Phytotaxa, 693(3), 183-204. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.693.3.1

Brilhante, M., Duarte, M.C., Baldini, R.M., Moldão, M., Bandeira, S. & Romeiras, M.M. (2025). Mozambique as a rich reservoir of useful Fabaceae plants in Africa. Heliyon, 11(16). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e44119

Campos-Parra, D., Blanco-Picado, A., & Rojas-Jimenez, K. (2025). Diversity, distribution and threat status of Fabaceae plants in Costa Rica: a 135-year herbarium record. UNED Research Journal Учредители: Universidad Estatal a Distancia, 17(1), e5406. http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/urj.v17i1.5406>

Carapeto, A., & Correia, M. J. (2025). Ononis varelae (Fabaceae), a new species to the Portuguese flora. Acta Botanica Malacitana, (50), 21757. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v50.2025.21757

Cardoso, D. B. O. S., de Souza Gregório, B., de Queiroz, L. P., & de Lima, H. C. (2025). Flora da Bahia: Leguminosae–Leptolobieae (Papilionoideae). SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 25. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb11770

Castilhori, M. F., Manão, C. Y. G., de Souza Castelar, J. V., & Callado, C. H. (2025). Diversity and distribution of Leguminosae on an island in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Check List, 21(6), 1238-1256. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.6.1238

Chanu, L. M., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2025). Padbruggea (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae), a new generic record for India. Rheedia 35(2): 123–127. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2025.35.03.03

Deenadayal, T., & Aalum, K. (2025). A Comprehensive Assessment of Fabaceae Family Plant Diversity and Ecological Dynamics at Raichur District Karnataka, India. Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, 4(3): 144-157. https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7843

Dong, J. L., Jiang, K. W., Biao, A., Shu, N., Huang, H. W., Song, Z. Q., … & Li, S. J. (2025). Three new recorded species of the genus Dalbergia (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae: Dalbergieae) from southwestern China. Phytotaxa, 720(2), 140-148. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.4

Elfarse, M. H., Omar, N., Al-Zerbi, A. K., El-Awamie, M. W., Elsharif, N. A., Bleiblo, F. A., & Rahil, R. O. (2025). First record of Coronilla valentina (Fabaceae) in Libya: Taxonomic and ecological perspectives. IJBS, 7(2), 93-97. https://doi.org/10.33545/26649926.2025.v7.i2b.303

Estrada Castillón, E., Villarreal Quintanilla, J. Á., Encina Domínguez, J. A., Mora Olivo, A., Sánchez Salas, J., Muro Pérez, G., … & Ocampo, G. (2025). The Fabaceae in Northeastern Mexico (Subfamily Papilionoideae, Tribes Amorpheae, Brongniartieae, and Dalbergieae). Plants, 14(5), 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14050789

Fernandes, J. M., Soares, C. R. A., Koch, A. K., Duarte, T. G., & Almeida, A. A. S. D. D. (2025). New records of the mimosoide clade (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) for the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Rodriguésia, 76, e00312024. https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202576001

Gonzalez, O. A. F., Camacho, J. F. M., Brusquetti, P. R. M., & Ayala, A. T. G. (2025). First record of Luetzelburgia sotoi (Fabaceae) for the Paraguayan flora. Candollea, 80(1), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2025v801a5

Izverscaia, T., & Ghendov, V. (2025). Vulnerable species of legume family (Fabaceae) for the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova (IVth edition). Acta et Commentationes Exact and Natural Sciences, 19(1), 150-160. https://doi.org/10.36120/2587-3644.v19i1.150-160

Jabeen, M., Saleem, A., Akbar, A., Binyameen, S., Haqnawaz, M., & Fiaz, M. (2025). Morpho-Anatomical and Molecular Characterization Revealed Erysiphe pisi and Uromyces viciae-fabae on Fabaceae as New Records for Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 52(4), 151. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359024613910

Jordão, V. M. M., Santos, A. L. P. D., & Sampaio, D. (2025). Flora of Ceará: Dalbergia (Leguminosae). Rodriguésia, 76, e00182025. https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202576032

Matthapha, S., & Phonsena, P. (2025). Phanera godefroyi (Fabaceae: Cercidoideae), a newly recorded species for Thailand, based on morphological, palynological and molecular evidence. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 53(1), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2025.53.1.02

Maurya, A., Mishra, B. P., Prabhukumar, K. M., & Rana, T. S. (2025). Threat status assessment and habitat distribution mapping of the monotypic genus Indopiptadenia Brenan (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01050-7

Medina-Amaya, M., Miceli-Méndez, C. L., Pérez-Farrera, M. A., López, S., & Rojas-Soto, O. (2025). Geographical and ecological distribution analysis of Dalbergia calderonii Standl. (Fabaceae): implications for the conservation of this critically endangered rosewood. Plant Ecology, 226(1), 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-024-01473-y

Meena, K. C., Singh, N., Bhandoria, M. S., Bansal, P., & Yadav, S. S. (2025). Floristic Diversity of the Family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) in Community Forests of South Haryana, India. Legume Research: An International Journal, 48(10). https://doi.org/10.18805/LR-5515

Moriwaki, H., Nakajima, K., Komada, N., Nakama, S., Okano, T., Okamoto, A., & Takyu, M. (2025). Rediscovery of Crotalaria calycina (Fabaceae) after 47 years on Ishigaki Island, Japan. Tropics, 34(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.3759/tropics.MS25-01

Mota, N. M., Sales, B. E. S. S., Borin, J. C. Z., e Borges, E. E. D. L., & Fortini, E. A. (2025). Using native soil to cultivate seedlings of the threatened Melanoxylon brauna Schott (Fabaceae): A path for ex-situ conservation. Journal for Nature Conservation, 84, 126861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2025.126861

Oliveira, B. R., Gregório, B. S., Queiroz, L. P., Lima, H. C., & Cardoso, D. B. O. S. (2025). Flora da Bahia: Leguminosae–Ormosia (Papilionoideae: Ormosieae). SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 25. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb11488

Peng, L., Zhang, Y. J., Xiao, Y. Y., Xia, C. Y., Luo, X., Qin, W. Q., … & Zhang, M. H. (2025). The rediscovery of Ohwia luteola (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae) after 50 years and comparative analysis of Ohwia species in plastid genome sequence. PhytoKeys, 253, 177. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.253.147019

Priyadarshini, S., & Sahu, S. C. (2025). A new note on the distribution of Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright (Fabaceae) in Eastern India. Vegetos, 38(4), 1591-1597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-024-00933-0

Ranathunga, R. A. D. C., Gunawardana, B. H. S. M., Gunasinghe, S., Gopallawa, B., & Jayasinghe, H. D. (2025). Distribution of the Critically Endangered Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) Dc. (Fabaceae) in Bentota River, Southwestern Sri Lanka. In Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium (29). https://doi.org/10.31357/fesympo.v29.8104

Rather, S. A., Wang, K., Wang, T., Liu, H., & Schneider, H. (2025). Comparative chloroplast genome analysis reveals powerful barcodes for combatting illegal logging of CITES-listed threatened Asian rosewoods (Dalbergia, Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 208(4), 347-368. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae086

Shintu, S., & Jothish, P.S. (2025). Propagation through stem cutting and air layering of a Critically Endangered tree Humboldtia unijuga Bedd. var. trijuga J. Joseph & V. Chandras. (Magnoliopsida: Fabales: Fabaceae). Journal of Threatened Taxa, 17(9), 27426-27432. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9498.17.9.27426-27432

Silva, G. S., Cintra, M. C. S., Santos-Silva, D. L., Gonçalves, A. S., Nascimento, J. M., Câmelo Junior, A. E., Oliveira, R. R., & Conceição, G. M. (2025). Walking on water: environmental potential distribution and conservation status of Hydrochorea corymbosa (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae). Brazilian Journal of Development, 11(12), e84832. https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv11n12-083

Skilbeck, C. A., & Wilcox, M. (2025). Variation in the Ononis repens group (Fabaceae): implications for species determination and conservation. British & Irish Botany, 7(2), 98-115. https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2025.07.098

Suárez-Muro, E. A., Reynoso-Dueñas, J. J., Hernández-López, L., & Flores-Argüelles, A. (2025). Fabaceae diversity of the Sierra de Quila Protected Natural Area, Jalisco, Mexico. Botanical Sciences, 103, 3652. https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3652

Tan, K., Berisha, N., Matevski, V., Shuka, L., & Zieliński, J. (2025). Podocytisus caramanicus (Fabaceae) in the Balkan Peninsula: distribution, habitat and taxonomic notes. Phytologia Balcanica, 31, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytolbalcan.31.e161723

Tan, K., Giannopoulos, K., & Berisha, N. (2025). The genus Gonocytisus (Fabaceae) in Greece. Phytologia Balcanica, 31, 57-64. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytolbalcan.31.e161685

Zeraatkar, A., Hatami, E., Nasab, F. K., & Hassan, N. E. (2025). Future of Three Endemic Woody Species of Colutea (Fabaceae) in a Changing Climate in Iran. Ecology and Evolution, 15(5), e71318. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71318

Paleobotany

El-Noamani, Z. M., & Ziada, N. A. (2025). Cynometroxylon aegyptiacum n. sp. (Fabaceae-Detarioideae) from the Miocene of Egypt with palaeoclimatic and biogeographic insights. Palaeoworld, 34(3), 100892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2024.10.007

Baez, J., Galli, C., & Crisafulli, A. (2025). Leguminosae fossil woods from the Miocene Palo Pintado Formation, Salta: evidence of environmental changes. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 105553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105553

Hazra, T., & Khan, M. A. (2025). Late Neogene diversity of Fabaceae in the Chotanagpur Plateau, eastern India: Palaeoecological implications. Earth History and Biodiversity, 3, 100020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hisbio.2025.100020

Heenan, P. B., Shepherd, L. D., Teele, B., & Wood, J. R. (2025). Identification of late Holocene kōwhai (Sophora, Leguminosae) seeds from Central Otago dry rock shelters using nuclear DNA markers. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 63(1), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2022.2111266

Zhao, Y. S., Wang, T. X., Xiao, S. M., Li, S. F., & Huang, J. (2025). Fossil pods of tropical tree Peltophorum (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) from southwestern China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 334, 105282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105282

Palynology

Al Kurdi, W. H. H., & Al-Dobaissi, I. A. (2025). Palynological study of subfamily Caesalpiniodeae species (Fabaceae) in Baghdad (Iraq). Phytotaxa, 708(3), 260-268. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.708.3.2

Bahadur, S., Butt, M. A., Long, W., Begum, N., Ali, M., & Ahmad, M. (2025). Heteromorphy in pollen grains of the tropical and subtropical selected Fabaceae species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 72(5), 5241-5278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02260-4

Das, S., Paul, S., Kar, P., Mili, M., Bose, A., & Datta, B. K. (2025). Contribution to the Palynology and Its Taxonomic Relevance in Selected Taxa of Papilionoideae (Fabaceae) From Northeast India. Microscopy Research and Technique, 88(8), 2195-2209. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24849

Dias, I. M. D. S., De Souza Conceição, A., Bispo Dos Santos, J. O., Magalhães e Silva, F. H., & Dias Saba, M. (2025). Pollen morphology and ultrastructure of Chamaecrista (Caesalpinioideae–Leguminosae): Aperture variation. Grana, 64(2-3), 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2025.2548203

Gusman, V. H. B., De Souza, C. N., Venanciolopes, A. C., Soares, E. L., Cerdan, I. D. P., & Gasparino, E. C. (2025). Morphological variations in the pollen of native Papilionoideae (Fabaceae) species from forest fragments of Cerrado (Brazil). Grana, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2025.2553552

Julio-Catarino, L., Ramírez-Arriaga, E., Canto, A., Sotuyo, S., Gómez-Lizárraga, L. E., & González-Rodríguez, A. (2025). Pollen morphology of Mexican Dalbergia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Dalbergieae) species and their systematic implications. Palynology, 2530062. https://doi.org/10.1080/01916122.2025.2530062

Karaman, S., Bıyıklıoğlu, O., Boyar, Ş., & Çeter, T. (2025). Palynological Study of Species of Astragalus L. sect. Hymenostegis Bunge and Hymenocoleus Bunge (Fabaceae) in Türkiye. Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty, 25(3), 392-408. https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.1845409

Nagarkar, S. S. (2025). Comparative Pollen Morphological Studies of Forest Plant Species of Leguminosae. Int. J. of Life Sciences, 13(1), 65-72.

Yaseen, S. A., Abdulrahman, S. S., & Muhammed, J. J. (2025). Pollen Morphology of the Genus Trigonella L. (Fabaceae) in Kurdistan/Iraq. Passer Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 7(2), 1085-1097. https://doi.org/10.24271/psr.2025.531612.2221

Phylogeny, Evolution & Biogeography

Becklund, L. E., & Schenk, J. J. (2025). A Phylogenomic Investigation of Species Diversity, Morphology, and Biogeography in Neptunia (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae: Mimoseae). Systematic Botany. 50(3):247-268. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364425X17637402353510

Borges, L. M., Simon, M. F., Moura, T. M., Queiroz, L. P., & Le Roux, M. (2025). Advances in Legume Systematics 15: Integrating knowledge on the legume family. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-025-01098-z

Castro, N., Vilela, B., Mata‐Sucre, Y., Marques, A., Gagnon, E., Lewis, G. P., … & Souza, G. (2025). Repeatome evolution across space and time: Unravelling repeats dynamics in the plant genus Erythrostemon Klotzsch (Leguminosae Juss). Molecular Ecology, 34(21), e17510. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17510

Chanu, L. M., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2025). Rediscovery of a vulnerable taxon Pueraria bella (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) from India after a gap of 56 years. Pleione, 19(2): 275-280. https://doi.org/10.26679

Chen, Q. Y., Ma, H. T., Jiang, B., & Zhang, Y. Z. (2025). The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Astragalus khasianus Benth. ex Bunge 1868 (Fabaceae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(12), 1264-1270. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2594291

Chen, S. Y., Yang, Z. Y., Zhang, R., Liu, H., & Yi, T. S. (2025). Chromosome-level reference genome assembly for the protected resource plant, Zenia insignis. Scientific Data, 12(1), 459. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04780-9

Chen, X., Cheng, Z., Duan, Z., Xi, D., & Luo, B. (2025). Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the chloroplast genome of Vicia kulingana (Fabaceae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(5), 342-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2485168

Chen, X., Wu, Z., Yang, Y., Tao, Q., Na, N., Wan, W., … & Li, Z. (2025). The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, 1555595. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1555595

Choi, I. S. (2025). Characterization of the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of Aeschynomene indica (Fabaceae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 18(2), 227-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.001

Clugston, J. A., Barrett, R. L., Murphy, D. J., Renner, M. A., Weston, P. H., Cook, L. G., … & Crisp, M. D. (2025). Resolving relationships in the radiation of Australia’s largest pea clade (Fabaceae tribe Mirbelieae) with target-capture sequencing. Annals of Botany, 136(3), 637-649. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf128

Cui, X., Li, E., He, J., Wang, Y., Shang, C., Zhong, B., … & Zhang, Z. (2025). Ancient hybridization drives arid adaptation and species diversification in Caragana (Fabaceae). New Phytologist, 247(5), 2454-2472. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70360

Degtjareva, G. V., Samigullin, T. H., Valiejo-Roman, C. M., Chatelain, C., Sokoloff, D. D., & Kramina, T. E. (2025). Filling the Last Major Gap in the Phylogeny of Lotus (Leguminosae): The Nearly Extinct Lotus benoistii from Morocco, a Potentially Important Breeding Resource. Taxonomy, 5(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5010006

Du Preez, B., Schrire, B. D., Dreyer, L. L., Stirton, C. H., Chimphango, S. B., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Global biogeographic patterns of the genus Indigofera (Fabaceae: Indigofereae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01045-4

Du Preez, B., Schrire, B. D., Stirton, C. H., Dreyer, L. L., Maurin, O., Forest, F., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Biome shifts and recent rapid radiations in the Cape Clade of the genus Indigofera (Fabaceae: Indigofereae) explain contemporary diversity in the GCFR. South African Journal of Botany, 184, 100-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.05.058

Egan, A. N., Bello, A., Stirton, C. H., Chimphango, S. B., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of tribe Psoraleeae (Fabaceae) supports segregation of the South American Otholobium as a New Genus Grimolobium. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 208(4), 369-385. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae083

Estrada, J. L., Canonigo, C. I., Quiñones, K. J. O., & Gentallan Jr, R. P. (2025). The complete chloroplast genome of Cynometra cebuensis F. Seid. (Fabaceae), a critically endangered endemic plant from Cebu, Philippines. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(9), 809-815. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2544681

Fortes, E. A., Landis, J. B., Ter Steege, H., Specht, C. D., Doyle, J. J., & Mansano, V. F. (2025). Nuclear phylogenomics of Eperua (Leguminosae) highlights the role of habitat and morphological lability in dispersal and diversification across Amazonia and in the Caatinga-Cerrado ecotone. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 202, 108236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108236

Gonçalves, A. L., García, M. V., Chancerel, E., Lepais, O., & Heuertz, M. (2025). High-throughput sequence-based microsatellite genotyping for the non-model Neotropical tree species Anadenanthera colubrina (Leguminosae). Plant Ecology and Evolution, 158(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.138834

Gong, W., Liu, W., Feng, M., Liang, C., Huang, Z., Lin, M., … & Kong, H. (2025). A chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Cercis chuniana (Fabaceae). Scientific Data, 12(1), 1163. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05501-y

He, Y. L., Niu, Y. T., & Zhu, X. Y. (2025). A phylogenomic‐based new taxonomy and biogeographic history of the genus Piptanthus (Leguminosae). TAXON 74(6), 1438-1457. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13383

Hughes, C., Ringelberg, J. J., & Bruneau, A. (2025). Legumes. Current Biology, 35(9), R323-R328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.049

Hunter, S., Cardoso, D., Ruhlman, T. A., & Jansen, R. K. (2025). Phylogenomic analyses unravel the tangled evolutionary history of Genisteae (Fabaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 204, 108249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108249

Jiang, L. S., Feng, Y., Zhang, J. Y., Li, X., Liao, M., Deng, H. N., … & Xu, B. (2025). Phylogenomic framework, biogeography and character evolution of the genus Campylotropis (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108484

Kaveh, A., Amirahmadi, A., Nafisi, H., Schneeweiss, G. M., & Kazempour-Osaloo, S. (2025). Phylogenetic divergence is associated with biogeographic divergence in sect. Hymenobrychis (Onobrychis, Fabaceae): molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence. Systematics and Biodiversity, 23(1), 2477663. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2025.2477663

Kholina, A. B., Artyukova, E. V., Sandanov, D. V., Khoreva, M. G., Mochalova, O. A., Andrianova, E. A., … & Selyutina, I. Y. (2025). Endemic Oxytropis Species of the Section Orobia (Fabaceae) from Asian Russia: Genetic Diversity and Demographic Dynamics. Russian Journal of Genetics, 61(10), 1252-1271. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795425700784

Lei, D., Ma, H. T., Chen, Q. Y., Jiang, B., & Zhang, Y. Z. (2025). The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Oxytropis kansuensis Bunge (Fabaceae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(7), 584-589. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2519213

Lin, Y., Chen, Y., Zhao, Y., Wu, W., Yang, C., Zheng, Y., & Huang, M. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Complete Chloroplast Genomes and Phylogenetic Relationships in Medicinally Important Pantropical Genus Bauhinia ss (Leguminosae) from Southern Africa and Eastern Asia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(1), 397. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26010397

Nhat Nam, N., Ngoc Trai, N., Phuong Thuy, N., Quoc Duy, L., Nguyen Tuong Van, P., Nguyen, T. T., & Do, H. D. K. (2025). The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Erythrina variegata L. (Papilionoideae, Fabaceae). Ecology and Evolution, 15(1), e70838. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70838

Ou, T., Wu, Z., Liu, Q., Tian, C., Yang, Y., Liu, L., … & Li, Z. (2025). Complete mitochondrial genome of Medicago sativa ssp. falcata (Papilionoideae, Fabaceae): characterization and phylogenetic analysis. Planta, 261(6), 119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04698-x

Peng, L., Zhang, Y. J., Xiao, Y. Y., Xia, C. Y., Luo, X., Qin, W. Q., … & Zhang, M. H. (2025). The rediscovery of Ohwia luteola (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae) after 50 years and comparative analysis of Ohwia species in plastid genome sequence. PhytoKeys, 253, 177. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.253.147019

Qin, Q., Dong, Y., Chen, J., Wang, B., Peng, Y., Zhang, X., … & Du, X. (2025). Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes reveals molecular evolution and phylogenetic relationships within the Papilionoideae of Fabaceae. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06138-0

Rather, S. A., Asaf, S., Kumar, A., Liu, H., & Schneider, H. (2025). Plastome evolution in the Caesalpinia group (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae): Comparative genomics reveals genome dynamics, phylogenetic insights and adaptive evolution. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 63(6), 1536-1559. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70015

Jordão, L.S.B., Morim, M.P., Simon, M.F., & Baumgratz, J. F. A. (2025). Advances in systematics of Mimosa (Fabaceae): phylogeny and biogeography of the Petiolovariabilis clade. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, boae090. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae090

Samigullin, T. H., Kopylov-Guskov, Y. O., Nikitina, O. V., Krinitsina, A. A., Polevova, S. V., & Kramina, T. E. (2025). Sixteen new complete plastid genomes in the tribe Loteae (Leguminosae): structure and phylogenetic analysis. Plants, 14(4), 618. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14040618

Samoluk, S. S., & Seijo, G. (2025). Genome-wide analysis of the PLATZ gene family provides insights into the genome evolution of cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea, Leguminosae). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 72(4), 4809-4828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02237-3

Santos, G. S., Santos, A. M. D. S., Marques, A., Carvalho-Sobrinho, J., Lewis, G. P., Moraes, A. P., … & Souza, G. (2025). Macroevolutionary trends in the karyotypic evolution of Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, boaf067. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf067

Scarcelli, N., Mariac, C., Couderc, M., Castro Ruiz, D., Estivals, G., Angulo Chavez, C. A. C., … & Garcia‐Davila, C. (2025). The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Tornillo (Cedrelinga cateniformis Ducke 1922, Fabaceae). Ecology and Evolution, 15(4), e71355. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71355

Schley, R. J., Piñeiro, R., Nicholls, J. A., Pezzini, F. F., Farbos, A., Lewis, G. P., … & Pennington, R. T. (2025). Rampant Reticulation in a Rapid Radiation of Tropical Trees—Insights from Inga (Fabaceae). Systematic biology, syaf027. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf027

Schley, R.J., Piñeiro, R., Nicholls, J.A., Gaynor, M.L., Lewis, G.P., Pezzini, F.F., Dexter, K.G., Kidner, C., Pennington, R.T., & Twyford, A.D. (2025). The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70764

Semczuk, R. B., García, M. V., Prado, D. E., & Barrandeguy, M. E. (2025). The disjunct distribution of Anadenanthera colubrina (Fabaceae) in Argentina: solving the Gordian knot of its dating. Earth History and Biodiversity, 100029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hisbio.2025.100029

Siddiqui, S. (2025). Global patterns and drivers of species and genera richness of Fabaceae. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, 1581814. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1581814

Silvestri, M. C., Lavia, G. I., & Samoluk, S. S. (2025). Unraveling genetic relationships among Arachis species (Fabaceae) with a basic chromosome number of x= 9 through complete chloroplast genome analysis. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-025-02531-8

Simmons, C. L., Hopley, T., Albrecht, D., & James, E. A. (2025). Pulling the wool over our eyes: deciphering genomic variation in Acacia lucasii (Fabaceae) and close allies. Muelleria, 43, 33-46.

Stai, J. S., Cardinal-McTeague, W., Bruneau, A., & Cannon, S. B. (2025). Complex reticulation in backbone subfamily relationships in Leguminosae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 214, 108438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108438

Xiao, D., Liu, J., Wang, J., Yang, X., Yang, Y., Yu, R., … & Lin, F. (2025). Chromosome-level de novo genome unveils the evolution of Gleditsia sinensis and thorns development. Genomics, 117(2), 111004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2025.111004

Xie, S., Chen, Y., Zheng, D., Luo, S., Meng, S., & Zhong, Y. (2025). Assembly and characterization of the complete mitogenome of Bauhinia purpurea (Leguminosae). BMC Genomic Data, 26(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-025-01296-4

Yin, X., Liu, L., Ren, Z., Yu, Q., Zhang, L., Shen, W., … & Liu, B. (2025). The first complete chloroplast genome of Glycine tabacina (Fabaceae) and its phylogenetic analysis. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(5), 397-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2492103

Yan, Z.Y., Wu, H.Y., Tian, B., & Ye, J.W. (2025). Comparison of Shifts of Potential Distributions in Gleditsia (Fabaceae) Between Eastern Asia and Eastern North America. Ecology and Evolution, 15(12), e72591. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72591

Zhang, C., Zhao, S., Ablat, A., Ding, X., & Hu, W. (2025). The complete chloroplast genome of Oxytropis monophylla (Fabaceae): insights into genome features and evolutionary relationships. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(9), 826-830. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2548846

Zhang, R., Stull, G. W., Jin, J. J., Wang, Y. H., Guo, Y., Yang, Z. Y., … & Yi, T. S. (2025). Phylogenetic resolution and conflict in the species-rich flowering plant family leguminosae. Systematic Biology, syaf057. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf057

Zhao, L., An, K., Gu, W., Lu, Q., Dingjie, W., XiaHou, Z., … & Yi, T. S. (2025). Dispersed repeats and inverted repeat expansion drive major plastomic rearrangements in Calliandra haematocephala (Leguminosae: Mimoseae). Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, 1673127. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1673127

Zhou, Y., Shang, X. H., Cheng, D., Xiao, L., Cao, S., & Yan, H. B. (2025). Phylogenetic relationships and divergent evolution in Pueraria sensu stricto (Fabaceae) based on plastid genomes and nrITS sequences. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1), 1496. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07493-8

Zhu, J. P., Wang, Z. F., Cheng, F., Yu, E. P., Fu, L., Zeng, Y. N., … & Cao, H. L. (2025). A chromosome-scale assembly of Ormosia boluoensis (Fabaceae). Scientific Data, 12(1), 1659. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05953-2

Taxonomy, Nomenclature & Systematics

Aecyo, P., Costa, L., Jacobina, U. P., Harand, W., Leal, I. R., Souza, G., & Pedrosa‐Harand, A. (2025). Integrative evidence on the hybridization between Cenostigma microphyllum and C. pyramidale (Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest. Plant Biology, 27(5), 749-760. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13753

Al-Taie, A. T., Golparvar, A. R., Hasan, M. A., & Darbaghshahi, M. R. N. (2025). Molecular taxonomy of Vicia L. species (Fabaceae) from the mountainous regions of Iraqi Kurdistan based on ITS barcoding. Phytotaxa, 726(4), 259-271. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.726.4.3

Albernaz, V. B., Mata-Sucre, Y., Sader, M. A., Rodriguez, P. E., Targueta, C. P., Antunes, A. M., … & Soares, T. N. (2025). Integrative systematics of the Brazilian tree “sucupira”: morphological, cytogenetic and genomic boundaries of Pterodon emarginatus Vogel and P. pubescens (Benth.) Benth. (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). Systematics and Biodiversity, 23(1), 2474979. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2025.2474979

Alimi, L. O., Olaniyan, O. D., Saheed, S. A., & Ajao, A. A. N. (2025). Taxonomic Synopsis of the Genus Desmodium Sensu Lato (Fabaceae, Desmodieae) in Nigeria. Taxonomy, 5(3), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5030038

Amorim, D. S., & Pessoa, E. (2025). Bauhinia ss (Fabaceae-Cercidoideae) from Baixada Cuiabana, Mato Grosso, Brazil: A neglected center of diversity for the genus. Phytotaxa, 681(2), 146-166. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.681.2.2

Amorim, D. D. S. D., & Pessoa, E. (2025). Geometric morphometrics of leaves help distinguish species from the Bauhinia fusconervis complex (Fabaceae-Cercidoideae). Acta Botanica Brasilica, 39, e20240133. https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-941X-ABB-2024-0133

Ayala-Ramos, M. A., Montaño-Arias, S. A., Terrazas, T., & Grether, R. (2025). Relevance of leaflet morphoanatomical characters in the taxonomy and ecology of seven species of the genus Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Mimoseae). Flora, 152849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2025.152849

Bagheri, A., Maassoumi, A.A., & Osaloo, S.K. (2025). Resurrection of Astragalus gorganicus Sirj. & Rech. f. (Fabaceae). Phytotaxa, 732(2), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.2.5

Bagheri, A., Maassoumi, A. A., & Blattner, F. R. (2025). Taxonomic reassessment of Astragalus phanothrix (Fabaceae): insights from morphological and molecular data. Phytotaxa, 689(2), 253-261. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.689.2.8

Bandyopadhyay, S., & Kumar, A. (2025) Notes on typification of two names in Bauhinia (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae), currently in Phanera. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 77(2), 279–284. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs77(2).2025-12

Barata, A., Carvalho, C. S., Zartman, C. E., Trabuco de Cruz, D., São-Mateus, W. M. B., Komura, D. L., Thiago, A., Prenner, G., Queiroz, L. P., Lewis, G. P., Choi. I.-S. & Cardoso. D. B. (2025). The Amazonian monospecific genus Uleanthus is phylogenetically resolved in one of the most florally divergent clades of papilionoid legumes. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 2025, 00, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf066

Barrett, R. L., & Weston, P. H. (2025). Inclusion of Platylobium in Bossiaea (Fabaceae tribe Bossiaeeae). Telopea, 29, 177-187. https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea20889

Bastos, M. D. C. D. C., Marinho, L. C., Fernandes, R. S., Zappi, D. C., Silva, T. S., & Rando, J. G. (2025). Nomenclatural and taxonomic adjustments in Chamaecrista (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Phytotaxa, 702(2), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.702.2.6

Beevy, S. S., & Dan, M. (2025). Morphological and genetic diversity of Indian Clitoria ternatea L. (Faboideae, Fabaceae) morphotypes inferred from floral characters and SCoT markers. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 43(2), 815-832. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-024-01509-7

Bhattacharyya, S., Patil, S., & Singh, S. K. (2025). Caragana sericophylla, a replacement name for Caragana spinosissima (Fabaceae). Phytotaxa, 718(4), 298-300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.718.4.5

Boatwright, J. S., & Van Wyk, B.-E. (2025). A nomenclatural note on Leobordea (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). Phytotaxa, 682(2), 197-198. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.682.2.9

Bocanegra‐González, K. T., Dexter, K. G., Kidner, C., Fernández‐Méndez, F., Giraldo‐Gómez, S., Camargo‐Roa, S., … & Pennington, R. T. (2025). Integrative taxonomy recognises four species within the legume Inga chocoensis (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae). Taxon 74(5), 1091-1105. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13375

Cota, M. M. T., Rando, J. G., Cardoso, D., Conceição, A. D. S., Snak, C., & de Queiroz, L. P. (2025). Circumscribing Chamaecrista section Baseophyllum (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) based on molecular data and morphology. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, boaf007. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf007

Cui, X., Zou, C., Shang, C., Dong, W., & Zhang, Z. (2025). New combinations and replacement names in Caragana (Fabaceae). Phytotaxa, 728(1), 76-82. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.728.1.8

Deng, Y. (2025). The valid publication and correct authorship of the name Indigofera neoglabra (Fabaceae). Phytotaxa, 697(3), 298-300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.3.10

Du Preez, B., Schrire, B. D., Dreyer, L. L., Stirton, C. H., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Revision of Indigofera sect. Juncifoliae (Fabaceae: Indigofereae) from the Greater Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Botany, 184, 549-559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.06.033

Du Preez, B., Schrire, B. D., Dreyer, L. L., Stirton, C. H., Chimphango, S. B., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Phylogeny and new sectional classification for the Cape Clade of the genus Indigofera (Fabaceae: Indigofereae). TAXON, 74, 819-856. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13347

Ertekin, A. S., & Kaya, Ö. F. (2025). Taxonomic resurrection of Astragalus fodinarum (sect. Incana, Fabaceae). Botanica Lithuanica, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.35513/Botlit.2025.4.6

Ferlay, B., Andreis, D., & Servientis, N. (2025). Epitypification and update of biogeographical status of Galactia nummularia (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). Phytotaxa, 732(3), 280-288. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.3.5

Ferm, J., & Rydin, C. (2025). Taxonomic adjustments in Mimoseae (Fabaceae): new genera described to accommodate Zygia/Inga inundata and Zygia sabatieri, and a recombination of Marmaroxylon ocumarense. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 208(3), 290-302. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae078

Fonseca-Cortes, A., Clark, R. P., Snak, C., & Queiroz, L. P. D. (2025). A Taxonomic Revision of Macropsychanthus (Leguminosae—Papilionoideae) Reveals New Species and New Circumscriptions in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Phytotaxa, 720(2), 93-120. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.1

Fonseca-Cortés, A., López-Roberts, M. C., Snak, C., Baldeón, S., & Paganucci de Queiroz, L. (2025). Phylogenetics of Lackeya (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae): new generic circumscription, evidence of South-to-North American dispersal, and updated synopsis. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01056-1

Fonseca-Cortés, A., Snak, C., Clark, R. P., & Paganucci de Queiroz, L. (2025). Phylogeny and Morphology Unveil a New Species of Macropsychanthus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) Bridging Its Two Subgenera: Implications for Infrageneric Classification. Systematic Botany, 50(2), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364425X17546750761611

Gavade, S. K., & Lekhak, M. M. (2025). (119) Request for a binding decision on the descriptive statement associated with Sesbania speciosa (Leguminosae). Taxon, 74(2), 475-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13339

Gavade, S. K., Maesen, L. J. G. J. V. D., & Lekhak, M. M. (2025). Taxonomic Notes on Rhynchosia meeboldii: A New Synonym for R. harae (Fabaceae). Feddes Repertorium. https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70040

Gissi, D. S., Torke, B. M., Simon, M. F., Tomazello-Filho, M., & Fortuna-Perez, A. P. (2025). Morphological analyses support taxonomic updates in Brazilian species of Stylosanthes Sw. (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01065-0

Gregório, B. S., Carvalho, C. S., Stirton, C. H., Lewis, G. P., Torke, B. M., Duan, L., Ramos, G., Rocha, L., Zartman, C. E. & Cardoso, D. B. (2025). Phylogenomics, morphological evolution, and taxonomic revision of Spirotropis, a newly delimited legume genus of ecologically dominant Amazonian tree species. Taxon 74(3): 572–601. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13325

Hopkins, H. C., & da Silva, G. S. (2025). Inga pectinata, basionym of Parkia pectinata, from the Río Casiquiare, Venezuela, is synonymized with Dimorphandra cuprea (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Dimorphandreae). Willdenowia, 55(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.55.05

Hopkins, H. C., & Wajer, J. (2025). Parkia timoriana (Leguminosae), its synonyms and their types, and the identity of Gleditsia javanica. Candollea, 80(1), 33-52. https://doi.org/10.15553/c2025v801a4

Huamán-Mera, A., Murillo-Domen, Y. S., Amaya-Reyes, D. Z., Saucedo-Burga, F. Y., Villa, P. M., & Vásquez-Núñez, L. P. (2025). Update of the taxonomic circumscription and biogeographical delimitation range of Neltuma pallida (Fabaceae) to the Seasonally Dry Forests of Marañon from Peru. Phytotaxa, 691(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.691.1.1

Ibrahimli, S. (2025). Systematic analysis and taxonomy of the genus Glycyrrhiza L. (Licorice) in the Flora of Azerbaijan (Legumes Fabaceae). Biodiversity Journal, 2025, 16 (1): 37–40. https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2025.16.1.37.40

Jiang, K.W., Feng, Z.H., & Liu, S.U. (2025). Nomenclatural bingo for the beans to go: A revised classification of Fabodae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae). Phytotaxa, 717(3), 269-282. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.717.3.3

Kalidass, C., & Mallia, M. (2025). Clarification on the Application and Typification of Cassia glauca Lam. (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae). Phytotaxa, 720(2), 187-188. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.11

Karnaukhova, N. A., Khramova, E. P., Shaldaeva, T. M., & Syeva, S. Y. (2025). Morphological, Population and Phytochemical Assessment of Thermopsis mongolica (Fabaceae) in Steppe Communities of the Altai Republic. Vegetation Resources, 61(4), 110-120. https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034572325040088

Kochanovski, F. J., Nogueira, L. H., Rosa, M. P., Mansano, V. F., & Sartori, Â. L. (2025). Taxonomic review of the genus Peltogyne Vogel (Leguminosae, Detarioideae). Phytotaxa, 688(1), 1-68. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.688.1.1

Lhayani, K., Rabeh, K., & Medraoui, L. (2025). Deep learning for Fabaceae identification by integrating molecular and morphological data and a solution for barcode selection. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70021

Lima, A. G., Mansano, V. F., Trovó, M., & Bacon, C. D. (2025). Morphometric and taxonomic studies of Senna ser. Coriaceae (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Cassieae), including a new species from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01054-3

Lima, A.G., Mansano, V. F., Oliveira, M.T.L., Lewis, G.P., Bacon, C.D. & Souza, V.C. (2025) A synopsis of Senna ser. Bacillares (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Cassieae) in Brazil, including a remarkable new species from Amazonia. Brittonia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-025-09835-0

Martínez‐Sagarra, G., Sáez, L., & Devesa, J. A. (2025). (3091) Proposal to reject the name Genista lusitanica (Echinospartum lusitanicum, Stauracanthus lusitanicus) (Fabaceae). Taxon. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13367

Mendes-Rodrigues, C., Figueira, E. R., Ribeiro-Oliveira, J. P., & Ranal, M. A. (2025). The Senna macranthera (Collad.) Irwin et Barn. (Fabaceae) morphometry demonstrates a need to rethink the use of correlation due to intraspecific variability. REVISTA DELOS, 18(64), e4069. https://doi.org/10.55905/rdelosv18.n64-096

Menezes, H. F., De Queiroz, L. P., Prado, J., & Pastore, J. F. B. (2025). (3126) Proposal to reject the name Mimosa monjollo (Enterolobium monjollo) (Fabaceae). Taxon, 74(6), 1582-1583. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70075

Miranda, K. R., & Rando, J. G. (2025). Morphological, phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of Chamaecrista ochnacea Complex (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae), a threatened group in the Brazilian Cerrado. Phytotaxa, 725(2), 127-143. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.725.2.1

Mittal, K., & Dangi, R. (2025). Generic reappraisal in the tribe Trifolieae subtribe Trigonellinae (Leguminosae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 311(3), 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-025-01952-3

Muasya, A. M., Bello, A., Du Preez, B., Maurin, O., Forest, F., & Stirton, C. H. (2025). Refined generic and infrageneric classification of the Cape Psoraleeae clade (Fabaceae)–taxonomic studies in the phylogenomic era. South African Journal of Botany, 185, 348-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.08.006

Munkhtulga, D., Baasanmunkh, S., Nyamgerel, N., Park, J. H., Tsegmed, Z., Tojibaev, K. S., & Choi, H. J. (2025). Morphological and phylogenetic analysis approach to three new species and a new section of Astragalus (Fabaceae) from Mongolia. PhytoKeys, 255, 51. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.255.140805

Naithani, H. B., & Kishwan, S. (2025). A Taxonomic Note on Albizia arunachalensis (Fabaceae): An Endemic Species of North-East India. Phytotaxa, 687(1), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.687.1.8

Nascimento, J. G., Queiroz, L. P., Machado, M. C., & van den Berg, C. (2025). Morphometric Investigation of a Species Complex in Mimosa Section Batocaulon Series Cordistipulae (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae). Plants, 14(2), 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14020194

Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., & Nata, K. (2025). Phylogenetic Analysis for a New Classification of the Phyllodium Group of Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae. The Journal of Japanese Botany, 100(2), 99-116. https://doi.org/10.51033/jjapbot.ID0273

Oliveira, A. C. S., Snak, C., Oliveira, F. G., de Menezes, H. F., Leoni, L. S., Pastore, J. F. B., … & de Queiroz, L.P. (2025). New and resurrected species in the Collaea speciosa complex (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). Brazilian Journal of Botany, 48(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-024-01043-6

Oliveira, A. C. S., Snak, C., & De Queiroz, L. P. (2025). Untangling the Collaea speciosa complex: two new species of Collaea (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) from South America. Phytotaxa, 734(1), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.734.1.7

Saisorn, W., Satthaphorn, J., & Tagane, S. (2025). Taxonomy, Lectotypification, and Conservation of the Genus Phyllodium (Fabaceae: Desmodieae) in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Plants, 14(12), 1822. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14121822

Sandoval-Zapotitla, E., Ramos, M. C. G., Espinoza, R. V., Tapia, W. V. V., del Ángel, A. I. C., Zamora, A. V., & Torres, K. B. (2025). Anatomical-foliar diversity in three species of Lupinus L. (Fabaceae) from central Mexico and its taxonomic implications. Flora, 152758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2025.152758

Santos, F. D. S., Ribeiro, C. L., Snak, C., Delgado-Salinas, A., & Queiroz, L. P. D. (2025). Uncovering hidden diversity in Phaseolinae (Leguminosae): the recircumscription of Phaseolus obliquifolius and its taxonomic placement in Ancistrotropis. Phytotaxa, 728(2), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.728.2.10

Simmons, C. L., McLay, T. G. B., & Mathieson, M. T. (2025). Wedged between two congeners: will the real Gompholobium nitidum (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae) please stand up? Australian Systematic Botany, 38(1), SB24010. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB24010

Song, Z., Xu, L., Balan, A. P., Gaudeul, M., Zhao, Y., Jiang, K., … & Li, S. (2025). Phylogenomics reveals a new generic delimitation of Asian Millettia, with reinstatements of Pongamia and Otosema (Fabaceae: Millettieae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 204, 108254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108254

Stirton, C. H., Bello, A., & Muasya, A. M. (2025). Nomenclatural notes on the genus Psoralea (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae) in South Africa. Plant Ecology and Evolution, 158(2), 168. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.138728

Tapia-Pastrana, F. (2025). Chromosomal analysis and distinctive morphological characteristics of Aeschynomene denticulata (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Dalbergieae), a predominantly hydrophytic species from Brazil. Kew Bulletin, 80(3), 645-652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10325-5

Turdiev, D. E., Beshko, N. Y., Selyutina, I. Y., & Tojibaev, K. S. (2025). Diversity and distribution patterns of species of the genus Oxytropis (Fabaceae) in Uzbekistan. Turczaninowia 28(2): 202–235. https://www.doi.org/10.14258/turczaninowia.28.2.21

Wang, N., Liu, P. L., Zhang, L., Ma, R., Zhao, L., Wang, H., & Chang, Z. Y. (2025). The phylogenomic framework and infrageneric classification of temperate Asian Caraganeae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). Ecology and Evolution, 15(12), e72638. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72638

Wilson, P.G. & Fletcher, M.T. (2025). (3066) Proposal to conserve the name Indigofera linnaei against Indigofera tsiangiana (Fabaceae). Taxon 74: 207–208. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13307

Zeferino, L.C., Lewis, G.P., Pezzini, F.F. & Fortuna-Perez, A.P. (2025). A taxonomic synopsis of the genus Zornia J.F. Gmel. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) for the Neotropics. Acta Botanica Brasilica 39: e20240197. https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-941X-ABB-2024-0197

New Species

Amorim, D. D. S., Coutinho, T. S., & Pessoa, E. M. (2025). A New Species of Bauhinia (Fabaceae: Cercidoideae): Morphological and Phylogenetic Insights. Taxonomy, 5(4), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5040065

Avazzadeh, A., Bagheri, A., Maassoumi, A. A., Harpke, D., & Blattner, F. R. (2025). Discovery of a new species of the genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) in the Zagros oak forests: insights from morphological and molecular data. Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 159(5), 1252-1260. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2025.2531887

Baasanmunkh, S., Munkhtulga, D., Oyuntsetseg, B., Jeong, K. S., & Choi, H. J. (2025). Oxytropis jamsranii (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Astragaleae), a new species of section Xerobia from Mongolia. PhytoKeys, 265, 257. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.265.172785

Baasanmunkh, S., Munkhtulga, D., Oyuntsetseg, B., & Jae Choi, H. (2025). Oxytropis oyunmaae sp. nov. (Fabaceae) from Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2025(10), e04853. https://doi.org/10.1002/njb.04853

Bianchi, A., Tomasi, L., Mwakisoma, A., Barbieri, M., & Luke, Q. (2025). Tessmannia princeps (Fabaceae), a new rainforest tree from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. Phytotaxa, 694(2), 109-118. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.694.2.1

Bohórquez, L. K. R., Mansano, V. F., Idárraga-Piedrahíta, Á., & Torke, B. M. (2025). A New Species of Swartzia sect. Terminales (Fabaceae subfamily Faboideae tribe Swartzieae) from Chocoan Colombia. Brittonia, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-025-09843-0

Boonprajan, P., Oncham, S., & Sirichamorn, Y. (2025). Derris longiracemosa (Fabaceae), a new species from Thailand with extraordinary limestone adaptations and the longest inflorescences ever recorded. PhytoKeys, 261, 13. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.261.156249

Carmo, E. M., Vasconcelos, C. C., Calvi, G. P., & Ferraz, I. D. K. (2025). Copaifera ferrazii (Leguminosae: Detarioideae), a new Amazonian species from the eastern Madeira River Basin, Brazil. Kew Bulletin, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10298-5

Casas-Restrepo, L. C., Fonseca-Cortés, A., & Queiroz, L. P. D. (2025). Bauhinia angelae (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae): An overlooked new species from drylands of Northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa, 691(3), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.691.3.4

Chavan, S., Taur, R., & Dhabe, A. (2025). Alysicarpus hamosus var. trifoliolatus (Fabaceae) a new variety from Deccan plateau of India. Plantae Scientia, 8(4), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.32439/ps.v8i4.55-64

Chen, Y., Shen, Y., Wan, K. Y., Pan, B., & Jiang, K. (2025). Apios brevis (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae: Phaseoleae), a new species from eastern China. Phytotaxa, 725(2), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.725.2.7

Clark, R. P., Nwe, T. Y., & Armstrong, K. E. (2025). A new species, Phanera htamanthiensis (Leguminosae-Cercidoideae), and specimen-verified checklist of Phanera in Myanmar. Kew Bulletin, 80(3), 711-723. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10295-8

Dalavi, J. V., Ramesh, P., Basavaraj, S., Yadav, S. R., & Jadhav-Rathod, V. D. (2025). Crotalaria luteopurpurea (Fabaceae), a new elegant rattlepod from drylands of Karnataka, India. Rheedea, 25(1): 13-18. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2025.35.01.03

Duran, A., & Constantinidis, T. (2025). Genista ermenekensis (Fabaceae), a new species from southern Anatolia, Turkey. Phytotaxa, 733(2), 199-214. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.733.2.4

Eisermann, K., Lewis, G.P., Forest, F., Gagnon, E., Csiba, L., Aju, J. & Williamson, J. (2025) Erythrostemon guatemalensis (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae), a new Endangered tree species from the Pacific Slope highlands of Guatemala. Kew Bulletin 80: 663 – 678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10300-0

Ertuğrul, T. U. Ğ. B. A., Fişne, A., Ateş, M. A., & Bağ, E. (2025). Hedysarum marashicum (Fabaceae), a new species from Turkey. Phytotaxa, 704(1), 18-34. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.704.1.2

Farroñay, F., Cardoso, D. B. O. S., Pilco, M. V., Terra-Araújo, M. H., & Vicentini, A. (2025). Macrolobium tukanorum (Leguminosae, Detarioideae), a new species from the Upper Rio Negro basin. Brittonia, 77(1), 40-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-025-09827-0

Fonseca-Cortés, A., Snak, C., Beck, S. G., Clark, R. P., Klitgaard, B., Hurtado Ulloa, R., … & Queiroz, L. P. (2025). How many Macropsychanthus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) species are found in Bolivia? Clarification of the taxa, a new species and an identification key. Kew Bulletin, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-024-10252-x

Ghahremaninejad, F., Ghahremaninejad, F., Joharchi, M. R., Joharchi, M. R., Memariani, F., & Memariani, F. (2025). Astragalus ferdowsi-toosii (sect. Dissitiflori, Fabaceae), a new species from Northeastern Iran. Botanicheskii Zhurnal, 110(2), 212-219. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0006813625020073

Guevara-Andino, J. E., Clark, J. L., & Navas-Muñoz, D. (2025). Ormosia neillii (Fabaceae), a remarkable new tree species from the Cordillera del Cóndor plateaus in Ecuador. PhytoKeys, 256, 21. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.256.147923

Huang, S., Chen, M. Q., Song, F., Li, J. X., Pan, B., Zhong, H. Y., … & Zhao, P. (2025). Lespedeza jianghuensis (Fabaceae), a new species from riparian meadows of Yangtze River basin, China. PhytoKeys, 252, 51. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.252.144564

Karbalaei, Z., Bagheri, A., Maassoumi, A. A., Rutten, T., & Blattner, F. R. (2025). A new species of Astragalus (Fabaceae) from the Irano-Turanian biodiversity hotspot: an integrative approach. Botanical Studies, 66(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-024-00448-6

Keskin, M., Balos, M. M., & Sonay, V. (2025). Trigonella hasanakanii (Fabaceae), a New Species from Turkey. In Annales Botanici Fennici (Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 115-120). Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.062.0118

Keskin, M., Sonay, V., & Balos, M. M. (2025). Trigonella coerulescens subsp. harputensis (Fabaceae), a New Taxon from Elazığ, Turkey. In Annales Botanici Fennici (Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 257-261). Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board. https://doi.org/10.5735/085.062.0142

Keskin, M., & Sonay, V. (2025). Trifolium aybarsii (Fabaceae): A new species from Türkiye. Phytotaxa, 734(1), 98-106. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.734.1.8

Khan, T., Khan, N., Khan, A., Sultan, A., & Ishaq, K. (2025). Astragalus zhobensis, a new species of section Caprini (Fabaceae) from Zhob, northern Balochistan, Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2025(12), e04845. https://doi.org/10.1002/njb.04845

Kimura-Yokoyama, O., & Shutoh, K. (2025). A new vascular plant species from Sakhalin, Astragalus sugawarae Kimura-Yokoyama & Shutoh (Fabaceae), based on redescription of an invalid protologue. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.001

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