Editing Fabaceae (section)

== Emblematic Fabaceae ==
* The cockspur coral tree (''[[Erythrina crista-galli]]''), is the [[national flower]] of [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]].<ref>Ministerio de Educación de la Nación. Subsecretaría de Coordinación Administrativa. [http://www.me.gov.ar/efeme/ceibo/index.html Día de la Flor Nacional "El Ceibo"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112082543/http://www.me.gov.ar/efeme/ceibo/index.html |date=12 January 2016 }}. Efemérides Culturales Argentinas. Consulted 3 March 2010.</ref>
* The elephant ear tree (''[[Enterolobium cyclocarpum]]'') is the national tree of [[Costa Rica]], by Executive Order of 31 August 1959.<ref name="Gilbert">Gilbert Vargas Ulate. 1997. Geografía turística de Costa Rica. EUNED, 180 p. {{ISBN |9977-64-900-6}}, 9789977649009.</ref>
* The brazilwood tree (''[[Caesalpinia echinata]]'') has been the national tree of [[Brazil]] since 1978.<ref name="LEI">"Lei Nº 6.607, de 7 de dezembro de 1978. O Presidente da República, faço saber que o Congresso Nacional decreta e eu sanciono a seguinte Lei:
Art. 1º- É declarada Árvore Nacional a leguminosa denominada Pau-Brasil (''Caesalpinia echinata'', Lam), cuja festa será comemorada, anualmente, quando o Ministério da Educação e Cultura promoverá campanha elucidativa sobre a relevância daquela espécie vegetal na História do Brasil."</ref>
* The golden wattle ''[[Acacia pycnantha]]'' is [[Australia]]'s national flower.<ref name=boden>{{cite journal |author=Boden, Anne |year=1985 |title=Golden Wattle: Floral Emblem of Australia |format=http |journal=Australian National Botanic Gardens |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/aust.emblem.html |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref>
* The Hong Kong orchid tree ''[[Bauhinia blakeana]]'' is the national flower of [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=Williams>{{cite journal |author=Williams, Martin  |year=1999 |title=Golden Enigmatic Beauty |format=http |journal=Bahuninia |url=http://martinwilliams.tripod.com/hkwildstars/bauhinia.html |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref>