Fabales is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants belonging to the Rosid I group of the core eudicots. The order is divided into 4 families called Fabaceae, Polygalaceae, Quillajaceae, and Surianaceae. Almost 95 percent of the genera of Fabales are from the Fabaceae family, commonly called the legume family.
Fabaceae has immense significance as a source of food for humans and livestock and the manufacturing of industrial goods.
Most of the Fabaceae plants have bacteria-harboring root nodules that play a role in maintaining the nitrogen balance of soil, which is essential for plant growth. Thus, legumes play an important part in nature and agricultural practices. The more common types of legumes are peas, soybeans, beans, alfalfa (lucerne), peanuts, and clover.
