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[R] - Family of dicotyledonous plants characterized by their "butterfly-shaped" flowers, composed of a top petal, the "standard", followed by two opposing petals on the sides, the "wings", followed by a bottom petal, the "keel", in which the reproductive organs are situated. The fruits are pods This family used to be called "legumes".
Certain species are cultivated as forage: lucerne, sainfoin, vetch, clover, lupin and bird's foot trefoil.
soya, horse bean, lentil, broad bean, beans, peas and chick peas are also frequently cultivated members of the Papilionaceae family.

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