Issue 71 of The Bean Bag is now available to download and read online.

We are pleased to share with you Issue 71 of The Bean Bag, marking the 50th anniversary of our newsletter!

To celebrate this milestone, issue 71 includes a reprint of the first two pages from volume 1—a fascinating window into our history. This edition also includes:

• reports from the Legume Phylogeny Working Group,
• announcements,
• paper digests,
• portraits of three leguminologists,
• a botanical artist spotlight,
• new legume species highlights,
• a photo gallery and
• the ever increasing annual bibliography of legume literature.

We wish you all a 2025 full of legume research, which we encourage you to share with the legume community in the next issue of the Bean Bag.

For recent BB issues see: the Legume Data Portal
Earlier issues of the BB (1975 to 2022) are available via the Kew Research Repository

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