This is the list of top forage legumes for animals and the countries or regions which they can be found, some of these forage legumes for animals can be found in most continents of the world, these include,
Central African countries
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic – Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé & Principe.
South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay,
Tropical African countries
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Zaire or Zimbabwe.
Asian Countries
Nepal, India, and Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Russia, and Singapore.
Forage legumes name and country
- Cajanus cajan
- Pigeon pea Africa,
- Calopogonium mucunoides Asia
- Calopo South America
- Centrosema pubescens Centro South America
- Desmodium intortum Green leaf Tropical Africa
- Desmodium uncinatum Silver leaf
- Tropical Africa
- Gliricidia sepium Gliricidia Central Africa
- Lablab purpureus Hyacinth bear Africa and Asia
- Leucaena leucocephala Lucaena, lead tree Tropical America
- Neonotania wightii Gycine Africa
- Pueraria phaseoloides Kudzu Eastern Asia
- Stylosanthes guyanensisStylo Tropical America
- Stylosanthes humilisTownsville South America
- Medicago sativa Alfalfa Central Asia
- Mimosa pudica Mimosa Alysicarpus viginalis Buffalo leaf Central Asia