''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial

herb Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distingu ...

s in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from

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through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia. 10 species are accepted: * '' Bituminaria antiatlantica'' – southwestern Morocco * '' Bituminaria atropurpurea'' – south-central Morocco * ''

Bituminaria basaltica ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia Macaronesia (; ) is a collection of four volcanic archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic ...

'' – Sicily * ''

Bituminaria bituminosa ''Bituminaria bituminosa'', the Arabian pea or pitch trefoil, is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus ''Bituminaria''. The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of ''B. bituminosa''. It has seve ...

'' (L.) C.H. Stirt. – Mediterranean Basin and Caucasus * ''

Bituminaria flaccida ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia Macaronesia (; ) is a collection of four volcanic archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic ...

'' (Nábělek) Greuter – Jordan, Sinai, and Saudi Arabia * ''

Bituminaria kyreniae ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia. 10 species are a ...

'' – Cyprus * ''

Bituminaria morisiana ''Bituminaria morisiana'' is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus ''Bituminaria''. Leaf, trifoliate with 3 linear, lanceolate, tomentose leaflets. White flowers in globose flowerheads. Fruit a tomentose legume. Flowers May–July. ...

'' (Pignatti & Metlesics) GreuterA pterocarpan from the seeds of ''Bituminaria morisiana''. Marco Leonti, Laura Casu, Jurg Gertsch, Leonardo Bonsignore, Costantino Floris, Mariano Casu and Filippo Cottiglia, J Nat Med (2010) 64:354–357, – Sardinia * ''

Bituminaria palaestina ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia. 10 species are a ...

'' – Levant * ''

Bituminaria plumosa ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia. 10 species are a ...

'' – Croatia * ''

Bituminaria tunetana ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia. 10 species are a ...

'' – Tunisia

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Psoraleeae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub