LEGUME SHOTS OF THE YEAR

With every new volume of the Bean Bag, we have the chance to share some of the pictures of legumes we take during the previous year. This time, we get to see beautiful shots from India, the Madeira Island, and Brazil.

Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. – Commonly known as sweet Acacia. It is native range to Tropical & Subtropical America. It is used as animal food, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and social uses and for fuel and food. Photo taken in Babu Jamal hills, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India, by Sandip Kisan Gavade.

Lotus glaucus Aiton subsp. glaucus – Plants growing on basalt rocks at sea level on the Madeira Island. In full bloom on the 22nd of December. Photo by Filipe de Portugal.

Tephrosia coccinea Wall. – A bright red color flowered Thephrosia from Maharashtra, India. It is native to Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Photo taken in Salva, Vaibhavwadi, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India, by Sandip Kisan Gavade.

Machaerium villosum Vogel – Close-up of the inflorescence of a plant in bloom at the Brasília Botanical Garden. The garden sits at the heart of the Cerrado, the Brazilian Savanna, and aims to promote conservation and appreciation of this rich but endangered biome. Photo by Giovane Nalin (shared by Leo Borges).