''Cullen'' is a
genus
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of
legume
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s (
family
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Fabaceae
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) native to
tropical
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,
subtropical
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and
arid
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regions of Africa, Asia and Australia.
Despite the origin implied in the name of the constituent
species
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''
Cullen americanum'', legumes of this genus are not native to the
Americas
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.
''Cullen'' was previously included in broad definitions of the allied genus ''
Psoralea
''Psoralea'' is a genus in the legume family (Fabaceae) with 111 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs native to southern and eastern Africa, ranging from Kenya to South Africa. In South Africa they are commonly referred to as fountainbush (English ...
''.
Species
,
Plants of the World Online
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History
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accepted the following species:
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Cullen americanum''
(L.) Rydb.
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Cullen australasicum''
(Schltdl.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen badocanum''
(Blanco) Verdc.
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Cullen balsamicum''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen biflorum''
(Kuntze) C.H.Stirt.
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Cullen candidum''
J.W.Grimes
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Cullen cinereum''
(Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen corallum''
J.W.Grimes
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Cullen corylifolium''
(L.) Medik.
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Cullen cuneatum''
(W.Fitzg.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen discolor''
(Domin) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen drupaceum''
(Bunge) C.H.Stirt.
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Cullen gaudichaudianum''
(Decne.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen graveolens''
(Domin) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen jaubertianum''
(Fenzl) C.H.Stirt.
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Cullen lachnostachys''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen leucanthum''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen leucochaites''
J.W.Grimes
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Cullen martini''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen microcephalum''
(Rchb. ex Kunze) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen pallidum''
(N.T.Burb.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen parvum''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen patens
Cullen may refer to:
Places Canada
*Cullen, Saskatchewan, a former hamlet in Benson No. 35 Rural Municipality
Ireland
*Cullen, County Cork, a village near Boherbue, County Cork
*Cullen, County Tipperary, a small village in County Tipperary
Scot ...
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(Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen plicatum''
(Delile) C.H.Stirt.
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Cullen plumosum''
J.W.Grimes
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Cullen pogonocarpum''
J.W.Grimes
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Cullen praeruptorum''
J.W.Grimes
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Cullen pustulatum''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen spicigerum''
(Domin) A.E.Holland
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Cullen stipulaceum''
(Decne.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen tenax''
(Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen tomentosum''
(Thunb.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen virens''
(W.Fitzg.) J.W.Grimes
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Cullen walkingtonii''
(F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
References
Psoraleeae
Fabaceae genera
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