Table 1.
Edible and medicinal Fabaceae plants cited by 27 ethnobotanical sources of Patagonia. Fa: farming; P-B: purchase-barter; G: gathering; M: monte; S: steppe; F: forest; E: edible; Me: medicinal.
| Species | Vernacular names | Origin | Strategies (ecological environments) | Uses | Growth habits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia aroma Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. | tusca | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E, Me | Shrub |
| Acacia caven (Mol.) Mol. | huayun, cawén, caven, espino | Native | G (M); P-B | E, Me | Tree |
| Adesmia boronioides Hook. f. | paramela, té silvestre, yerba carmelita, éter, yagneu, lonkotrevo | Native | G (F, S, M) | Me | Shrub |
| Adesmia emarginata Clos | paramela | Native | G (F, S) | Me | Shrub |
| Adesmia lotoides Hook. f. | kiárksh | Native | G (F, S, M) | E | Herb |
| Adesmia volckmannii Phil. | mamül choike | Native | G (F, S, M) | Me | Shrub |
| Anarthrophyllum sp. | neneo macho, rülinlawen | Native | G (S, M) | Me | Shrub |
| Arachis hypogaea L. | maní | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Astragalus garbancillo Cav. | garbanzo, garbancillo | Exotic | P-B | Me | Herb |
| Bahuinia forficata Link | lawén-huiguln, pezuña de vaca, pata de vaca, pezuña de buey | Exotic | P-B | Me | Tree |
| Caesalpinia paraguariensis (D. Parodi) Burkart | guayacán | Exotic | P-B | Me | Tree |
| Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze | tara | Exotic | P-B | Me | Tree |
| Cercidium praecox (Ruiz & Pav. ex Hook.) Harms | brea, chañar | Native | G (M) | Me | Shrub |
| Cicer arietinum L. | garbanzo | Exotic | P-B | E, Me | Herb |
| Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link | retama, retama negra | Exotic | G (F); Fa | E, Me | Shrub |
| Erythrina crista-galli L. | ceibo | Exotic | P-B | Me | Tree |
| Geoffraea decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart | chañar, chical, chucal | Native | G (M) | E, Me | Tree |
| Glycine max (L.) Merr. | soja | Exotic | P-B | E, Me | Herb |
| Glycyrrhiza astragalina Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. | regaliz | Native | G (S) | Me | Shrub |
| Hoffmannseggia erecta Phil. | Native | G (M) | E | Herb | |
| Inga sp. | pacay, guaba | Exotic | P-B | E | Tree |
| Lathyrus magellanicus Lam. | alvergilla | Native | G (F) | E, Me | Herb |
| Lens culinaris Medik. c1 | lenteja turca | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Lens culinaris Medik. c2 | lentejón | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Lens culinaris Medik. c3 | lenteja | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Lupinus albus L. | lupino | Exotic | P-B | E, Me | Herb |
| Lupinus sp. | lupino, chocho | Exotic | G (F); Fa | E | Herb |
| Medicago lupulina L. | lupulina | Exotic | G (F, S, M) | E | Herb |
| Medicago sativa L. | alfalfa, alfa | Exotic | G (F, S, M); Fa | E, Me | Herb |
| Melilotus albus Desr. | meliloto, trébol de bokhara | Exotic | G (F, S, M) | E | Herb |
| Melilotus indicus (L.) All. | trébol de olor, trebillo, trévül | Exotic | G (F, S, M) | Me | Herb |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. | meliloto | Exotic | G (F, S, M) | Me | Herb |
| Otholobium glandulosum (L.) J. W. Grimes | Külen, trafilawen | Native | G (F); P-B | E, Me | Tree |
| Phaseolus coccineus L. | poroto chileno, poroto colorado | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus lunatus L. c1 | poroto pallar, ayayo, ailladito | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus lunatus L. c2 | poroto manteca | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. c1 | frijol, poroto, purutu, dengüll, cüllhui | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. c2 | poroto negro | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. c3 | poroto colorado | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. c4 | chaucha | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. c5 | poroto alubia | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Pisum sativum L. | arveja, alverja | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E, Me | Herb |
| Prosopis alba Griseb. | tacu, huilca, huancu, algarrobo | Exotic | P-B | E | Tree |
| Prosopis alpataco Phil. | alpataco, soil mamül | Native | G (M) | E | Shrub |
| Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz emend. Burkart | algarrobo blanco | Exotic | P-B | E | Tree |
| Prosopis denudans Benth. | algarrobo | Native | G (M) | E | Shrub |
| Prosopis flexuosa DC. | algarrobo dulce, yoiwitru | Native | G (M) | E | Shrub |
| Prosopis rubiflora Hassl. | vinal | Exotic | P-B | Me | Shrub |
| Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth. | retortuño, pata de loro, chowel | Native | G (M) | Me | Shrub |
| Pterocarpus santalinoides L'Hér. ex DC. | sándalo | Exotic | P-B | Me | Tree |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. | acacia blanca | Exotic | G (F); Fa | E | Tree |
| Senna alexandrina Mill. | sen | Exotic | P-B | Me | Shrub |
| Senna stipulacea (Aiton) H.S. Irwin & Barneby | quebracho, mayu, traftrafén | Native | G (F) | Me | Shrub |
| Sophora cassioides (Phil.) Sparre | pëlú | Native | G (F) | Me | Tree |
| Sophora macrocarpa Sm. | mayu, pëlúpëlú | Native | G (F) | Me | Tree |
| Sophora microphylla Aiton | pëlú | Native | G (F) | Me | Tree |
| Tamarindus indica L. | tamarindo | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E, Me | Tree |
| Trifolium pratense L. | trébol rojo | Exotic | G (F, S, M) | E | Herb |
| Trifolium repens L. | trébol blanco | Exotic | G (F, S, M); Fa | E | Herb |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum L. | fenogreco | Exotic | P-B | E, Me | Herb |
| Vicia faba L. | haba | Exotic | Fa; P-B | E, Me | Herb |
| Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi | aduki | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |
| Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek | poroto mung | Exotic | P-B | E | Herb |