This family currently (2015) comprises the following genera:
Abarema, Abrus, Acacia, Acaciella, Achyronia, Acmispon, Acosmium, Acrocarpus, Acuania, Adenanthera, Adenocarpus, Adenodolichos, Adenolobus, Adenopodia, Adesmia, Aenictophyton, Aeschynomene, Affonsea, Afgekia, Afzelia, Aganope, Airyantha, Akschindlium, Alantsilodendron, Albizia, Aldina, Alexa, Alhagi, Alistilus, Almaleea, Alysicarpus, Amblygonocarpus, Amblytropis, Amburana, Amerimnon, Amherstia, Amicia, Ammodendron, Ammopiptanthus, Amoria, Amorpha, Amphicarpaea, Amphimas, Amphinomia, Amphithalea, Amphymenium, Anadenanthera, Anagyris, Anarthrophyllum, Ancistrotropis, Andira, Androcalymma, Angylocalyx, Anil, Anila, Anisolotus, Anneslia, Antheroporum, Anthonotha, Anthyllis, Antopetitia, Aotus, Apalatoa, Aphanocalyx, Aphyllodium, Apios, Apoplanesia, Apuleia, Apurimacia, Arachis, Aragallus, Arapatiella, Archidendron, Archidendropsis, Arcoa, Argyrocytisus, Argyrolobium, Arthrocarpum, Arthroclianthus, Aspalathoides, Aspalathus, Asphalthium, Astracantha, Astragalus, Astyposanthes, Ateleia, Atelophragma, Atossa, Atylosia, Aubrevillea, Augouardia, Austrodolichos, Austrosteenisia, Baikiaea, Bakerophyton, Balizia, Balsamocarpon, Baphia, Baphiastrum, Baphiopsis, Baptisia, Barbieria, Barklya, Barnebydendron, Barnebyella, Baryxylum, Batesia, Batidophaca, Baudouinia, Bauhinia, Behaimia, Belairia, Bergeronia, Berlinia, Bikinia, Binaria, Bionia, Bituminaria, Blanchetiodendron, Bobgunnia, Bocoa, Bolusanthus, Bolusia, Bonaveria, Borbonia, Bossiaea, Botor, Bowdichia, Bowringia, Brachycylix, Brachyphragma, Brachysema, Brachystegia, Bradburya, Bradlea, Brandzeia, Brasilettia, Brenaniodendron, Brenierea, Brodriguesia, Brongniartia, Brownea, Browneopsis, Brya, Bryaspis, Buchenroedera, Burkea, Burkilliodendron, Burtonia, Bussea, Butea, Cadia, Caesalpinia, Cailliea, Cajanus, Calicotome, Calispepla, Callerya, Calliandra, Calliandropsis, Callistachys, Calophaca, Calopogonium, Calpocalyx, Calpurnia, Calycomorphum, Camoensia, Campsiandra, Camptosema, Campylotropis, Canavalia, Candolleodendron, Cantharospermum, Cantuffa, Caragana, Carissoa, Carmichaelia, Cascaronia, Casparia, Cassia, Castanospermum, Cathormion, Caulinia, Cebipira, Cedrelinga, Cenostigma, Centrolobium, Centrosema, Ceratonia, Cercidium, Cercis, Chadsia, Chaetocalyx, Chamaecrista, Chamaecytisus, Chamaefistula, Chamaespartium, Chapmannia, Chasmone, Chesneya, Chesniella, Chidlowia, Chiovendaea, Chloroleucon, Chordospartium, Chorizema, Christia, Chronanthos, Cicer, Cladrastis, Clathrotropis, Clavulium, Cleobulia, Clianthus, Clitoria, Clitoriopsis, Cochlianthus, Cochliasanthus, Codariocalyx, Codoriocalyx, Coelidium, Cojoba, Collaea, Cologania, Colophospermum, Colutea, Coluteastrum, Colvillea, Condylostylis, Conzattia, Copaiba, Copaifera, Copaiva, Corallodendron, Corallospartium, Cordeauxia, Cordyla, Corethrodendron, Coronilla, Corothamnus, Coulteria, Coumarouna, Coursetia, Cowellocassia, Cracca, Craibia, Cranocarpus, Craspedolobium, Cratylia, Cristonia, Crotalaria, Cruddasia, Crudia, Cryptosepalum, Ctenophyllum, Cullen, Cumaruna, Cyamopsis, Cyathostegia, Cyclocarpa, Cyclolobium, Cyclopia, Cylicodiscus, Cylindrokelupha, Cymbosema, Cynometra, Cystium, Cytisanthus, Cytisogenista, Cytisophyllum, Cytisopsis, Cytisus, Dahlstedtia, Dalbergia, Dalbergiella, Dalea, Dalhousiea, Damapana, Daniellia, Daubentonia, Daviesia, Decorsea, Deguelia, Delonix, Dendrolobium, Dermatophyllum, Derris, Desmanthus, Desmodiastrum, Desmodium, Despeleza, Detarium, Dewevrea, Dialium, Dicerma, Dichilus, Dichrostachys, Dicorynia, Dicraeopetalum, Dicymbe, Dicymbopsis, Didelotia, Diholcos, Dillwynia, Dimorphandra, Dinizia, Dioclea, Diphaca, Diphyllarium, Diphysa, Diplotropis, Dipogon, Dipteryx, Diptychandra, Discolobium, Distemonanthus, Disynstemon, Dolicholus, Dolichopsis, Dolichos, Dorycnium, Dorycnopsis, Drepanocarpus, Droogmansia, Dumasia, Dunbaria, Duparquetia, Dupuya, Dussia, Dysolobium, Ebenidium, Ebenopsis, Ebenus, Ecastaphyllum, Echinospartum, Ecuadendron, Eleiotis, Elephantorrhiza, Eligmocarpus, Elizabetha, Emerus, Eminia, Endertia, Endosamara, Englerodendron, Entada, Entadopsis, Enterolobium, Eperua, Eremosparton, Erichsenia, Erinacea, Eriosema, Erophaca, Errazurizia, Ervum, Erythrina, Erythrophleum, Etaballia, Euchilopsis, Euchresta, Eutaxia, Eversmannia, Exostyles, Eysenhardtia, Fagelia, Faidherbia, Falcata, Falcataria, Feuilleea, Fiebrigiella, Fillaeopsis, Fissicalyx, Flemingia, Fordia, Gagnebina, Gajanus, Galactia, Galega, Gastrolobium, Geissaspis, Genista, Genistidium, Geoffroea, Gigasiphon, Gilbertiodendron, Gilletiodendron, Gleditsia, Gliricidia, Glottidium, Glycine, Glycinopsis, Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhizopsis, Gompholobium, Goniorrhachis, Gonocytisus, Goodia, Gossweilerodendron, Grazielodendron, Griffonia, Grimaldia, Gueldenstaedtia, Guianodendron, Guibourtia, Guilandina, Guillandinodes, Guinetia, Gymnocladus, Haematoxylum, Haitimimosa, Halimodendron, Hammatolobium, Hanslia, Haplormosia, Hardenbergia, Hardwickia, Harleyodendron, Harpalyce, Havardia, Hebestigma, Hedysarum, Hegnera, Heinekenia, Helicotropis, Hermesias, Herpetica, Herpyza, Hesperalbizia, Hesperolaburnum, Hesperothamnus, Heteroflorum, Heterostemon, Hippocrepis, Hoffmannseggia, Hoita, Holocalyx, Homalobus, Hosackia, Hovea, Humboldtia, Humularia, Hybosema, Hydrochorea, Hylodendron, Hylodesmum, Hymenaea, Hymenocarpos, Hymenolobium, Hymenostegia, Hypechusa, Hypocalyptus, Icuria, Indigastrum, Indigofera, Indopiptadenia, Inga, Inocarpus, Intsia, Isandrina, Isoberlinia, Isomacrolobium, Isotropis, Jacksonago, Jacksonia, Jacqueshuberia, Jansonia, Julbernardia, Kalappia, Kanaloa, Kebirita, Kennedia, Kerstingiella, Keyserlingia, Kingiodendron, Klugiodendron, Koompassia, Kotschya, Kraunhia, Kuhnistera, Kummerowia, Kunstleria, Labichea, Lablab, Laburnocytisus, Laburnum, Lackeya, Ladeania, Lamprolobium, Lasiobema, Lathyrus, Latrobea, Lebeckia, Lebruniodendron, Lecointea, Lembotropis, Lemurodendron, Lemuropisum, Lennea, Lens, Leonardendron, Leonardoxa, Leptidium, Leptoderris, Leptodesmia, Leptoglottis, Leptolobium, Leptosema, Leptospron, Lespedeza, Lessertia, Leucaena, Leucochloron, Leucomphalos, Leucostegane, Libidibia, Librevillea, Lingoum, Liparia, Lithoon, Loesenera, Lonchocarpus, Lophocarpinia, Lotodes, Lotononis, Lotus, Loxospermum, Luetzelburgia, Lupinaster, Lupinus, Luzonia, Lygos, Lysidice, Lysiloma, Lysiphyllum, Maackia, Machaerium, Macrolobium, Macropsychanthus, Macroptilium, Macrosamanea, Macrotyloma, Maniltoa, Maraniona, Margaritolobium, Marina, Mariosousa, Marmaroxylon, Martiodendron, Mastersia, Maughania, Mecopus, Medicago, Meibomia, Meizotropis, Melanoxylon, Melilotoides, Melilotus, Melissitus, Melliniella, Melolobium, Mendoravia, Meristotropis, Mezoneurum, Mezonevron, Michelsonia, Microberlinia, Microcharis, Microlobius, Mildbraediodendron, Millettia, Mimosa, Mimosopsis, Mimozyganthus, Mirbelia, Moldenhawera, Monopetalanthus, Monopteryx, Mora, Moullava, Moutouchi, Mucuna, Muellera, Muelleranthus, Mundulea, Myobroma, Myrocarpus, Myrospermum, Myroxylon, Mysanthus, Negretia, Nemcia, Neoapaloxylon, Neochevalierodendron, Neocollettia, Neoharmsia, Neonotonia, Neorautanenia, Neorudolphia, Nephrodesmus, Nephromeria, Neptunia, Nesphostylis, Newtonia, Nicolsonia, Nimiria, Nissolia, Nogra, Nomismia, Normandiodendron, Notodon, Notospartium, Obolinga, Oddoniodendron, Odonia, Ohwia, Olneya, Onix, Onobrychis, Ononis, Ophiocarpus, Ophrestia, Orbexilum, Oreophysa, Ormocarpopsis, Ormocarpum, Ormosia, Ornithopodium, Ornithopus, Orobus, Orophaca, Orphanodendron, Oryxis, Ostryocarpus, Otholobium, Otoptera, Ottleya, Oxylobium, Oxyrhynchus, Oxystigma, Oxytropis, Pachecoa, Pachyelasma, Pachyrhizus, Painteria, Paloue, Paloveopsis, Panthocarpa, Panurea, Paracalyx, Paraderris, Paramachaerium, Paramacrolobium, Paramesus, Parapiptadenia, Pararchidendron, Paraserianthes, Paratephrosia, Parkia, Parkinsonia, Parochetus, Parosela, Parryella, Patagonium, Pearsonia, Pediomelum, Pedrosia, Peiranisia, Pelecynthis, Pellegriniodendron, Peltiera, Peltogyne, Peltophorum, Pentaclethra, Periandra, Pericopsis, Petaladenium, Petalostemon, Petalostylis, Peteria, Petteria, Phaca, Phanera, Phaseolodes, Phaseolus, Philenoptera, Phylacium, Phyllocarpus, Phyllodium, Phyllolobium, Phyllota, Phylloxylon, Physostigma, Pickeringia, Pictetia, Piliostigma, Piptadenia, Piptadeniastrum, Piptadeniopsis, Piptanthus, Piptomeris, Piscidia, Pisum, Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, Pityrocarpa, Placolobium, Plagiocarpus, Plagiosiphon, Plathymenia, Platycelyphium, Platycyamus, Platylobium, Platymiscium, Platypodium, Platysepalum, Pleurolobus, Podalyria, Podocarpium, Podocytisus, Podolobium, Podolotus, Poecilanthe, Poeppigia, Poincianella, Poiretia, Poissonia, Poitea, Polhillia, Polystemonanthus, Pomaria, Pongamia, Pongamiopsis, Priestleya, Prioria, Prosopidastrum, Prosopis, Pseudarthria, Pseudeminia, Pseudoberlinia, Pseudoeriosema, Pseudolotus, Pseudomacrolobium, Pseudopiptadenia, Pseudoprosopis, Pseudosamanea, Pseudosindora, Pseudovigna, Psilorhegma, Psophocarpus, Psoralea, Psoralidium, Psorothamnus, Pterocarpus, Pterodon, Pterogyne, Pterolobium, Ptycholobium, Ptychosema, Pueraria, Pultenaea, Punjuba, Pusaetha, Pycnospora, Pyranthus, Racosperma, Rafnia, Ramirezella, Ramorinoa, Recordoxylon, Rehsonia, Requienia, Retama, Rhodopis, Rhynchosia, Rhynchotropis, Riedeliella, Robinia, Robynsiophyton, Rothia, Rupertia, Sakoanala, Salweenia, Samanea, Saraca, Sarcodum, Sarothamnus, Sartoria, Schefflerodendron, Schizolobium, Schleinitzia, Schnella, Schotia, Schrankia, Sclerolobium, Scorodophloeus, Scorpiurus, Securigera, Sellocharis, Senegalia, Senna, Serianthes, Sertula, Sesban, Sesbania, Shuteria, Sigmoidotropis, Siliquastrum, Sindora, Sindoropsis, Singana, Sinodolichos, Smirnowia, Smithia, Soemmeringia, Solulus, Sophora, Spartidium, Spartium, Spartocytisus, Spathionema, Spatholobus, Sphaerolobium, Sphaerophysa, Sphenostylis, Sphinctospermum, Sphinga, Spiesia, Spirotropis, Spongiocarpella, Stachyothyrsus, Stahlia, Stauracanthus, Steinbachiella, Stemonocoleus, Stenodrepanum, Stirtonanthus, Stizolobium, Stonesiella, Storckiella, Stracheya, Streblorrhiza, Strongylodon, Strophostyles, Stryphnodendron, Stuhlmannia, Stylosanthes, Styphnolobium, Sutherlandia, Swainsona, Swartzia, Sweetia, Sylvichadsia, Sympetalandra, Syrmatium, Tachigali, Tadehagi, Talbotiella, Tamarindus, Taralea, Taverniera, Teline, Telis, Templetonia, Tephrosia, Teramnus, Ternatea, Terua, Tessmannia, Tetraberlinia, Tetragonolobus, Tetrapleura, Tetrapterocarpon, Teyleria, Thailentadopsis, Theodora, Thermopsis, Thornbera, Thylacanthus, Tibetia, Tipuana, Tium, Toubaouate, Tounatea, Tournaya, Tragacantha, Trichopodium, Trifidacanthus, Trifolium, Trigonella, Triplisomeris, Tripodion, Trischidium, Tuchiroa, Tunatea, Tylosema, Uittienia, Uleanthus, Ulex, Umtiza, Uraria, Urariopsis, Uribea, Urodon, Vachellia, Vandasina, Vatairea, Vataireopsis, Vatovaea, Vaughania, Vavilovia, Verzinum, Vexibia, Vicia, Vigna, Viguieranthus, Vilmorinia, Viminaria, Virgilia, Vouacapoua, Vouapa, Vuapa, Wagatea, Wajira, Wallaceodendron, Weberbauerella, Westia, Wiborgia, Willardia, Wisteria, Xanthocercis, Xerocladia, Xeroderris, Xiphotheca, Xipotheca, Xylia, Xylophacos, Zapoteca, Zenia, Zenkerella, Zingania, Zollernia, Zornia, Zuccagnia, Zygia.
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