Pea Family - Trees & Shrubs

Pea Family - Fabaceae

Carob Ceratonia siliqua

Native to the mediterranean Region and Middle East, but widely planted and cultivated elsewhere.


Leaves	Leaves	Leaf	Leaflets

Male flowers	Male flowers	Female flowers	Female flowers

Winter Cassia Senna bicapsularis

Native to the Caribbean region and northern South America, but widely planted and cultivated as an ornamental in amenity areas and hotel gardens.


Habit	Flowers	Flower	Leaves

Leaf	Leaflet	Seed pod

Spiny Tara Tara spinosa

(Caesalpinia spinosa) Native to the Caribbean region and northern and western South America, but occasionally planted and cultivated as an ornamental in amenity areas and gardens.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers	Flowers

Leaves	Seed pods

Flamboyant Tree Delonix regia

(Royal Poinciana) Native to Madagascar, where it is rare and endangered, but widely planted and cultivated as an ornamental in amenity areas and hotel gardens throughout the tropical regions of the world. Seedpods may reach 60cm in length.


Habit	Flowers	Flower	Leaves

Leaves	Leaf detail	Seed pod	Bark

Mexican Palo Verde Parkinsonia aculeata

Native from southern USA to northern Argentina. Occasionally grown for ornament and found seld-seeded on roadsides and cultivated ground.


Habit	Flowers	Flower	Leaves

Leaf detail	Seed pods	Young growth	Spines

River Tamarind Leucaena leucocephala

Native to Central America. Widely planted throughout the warmer parts of the world and commonly self-seeding along roadsides and water courses.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers with mature stamens	Flowers with mature stigmas

Leaves	Seed pods	Seed pods	Young bark

Sweet Acacia Vachellia farnesiana

(Acacia farnesiana) Native from the southern USA southwards to South America. Occasionally planted and found as a self-seeded tree or shrub.


Habit	Leaves	Leaves	Leaves

Seed pods	Thorns

Willow Acacia Acacia salicina

(Cooba) Native to eastern and central Australia. Common on Fuerteventura as a garden tree and occasionally seeding along roadsides and in barrancos. Leaves and branches generally have a weeping habit.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers with mature stamens	Flowers with mature stigmas

Leaves	Leaves	Leaf

Young seed pod	Opened seed pod	Bark

Western Coastal Wattle Acacia cyclops

Native to western and southern Australia. Mostly seen were planted as a roadside shrub or small tree. Leaves and branches generally have an upright habit.


Habit	Flowers	Leaves	Leaf

Seed pods	Seeds

Blue-leaved Wattle Acacia saligna

(Port Jackson Wattle) Native to south-western Australia. Occasional on Fuerteventura as large shrub or sprawling, multi-stemmed tree and occasionally seeding along roadsides and in barrancos.


Habit	Flowers	Flowers	Leaves

Leaves	Leaves	Leaves	Leaves

Flora of Fuerteventura An Identification Guide

Pea Family - Trees & Shrubs

Pea Family - Fabaceae

Species List

Flora of Fuerteventura
An Identification Guide