Subfamily Faboideae
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (Vascular plants/Piante vascolari) Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed plants/Piante con semi) Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants/Piante con fiori) Class: Rosopsida Batsch, 1788 Subclass: Rosidae Takht., 1967 SuperOrder: Fabanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal, 1993 Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae o Papilionacee Subfamily: Faboideae o Papilionoideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae . An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae . This subfamily is widely distributed and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be trees, shrubs or herbs. The flowers are classically pea shaped and root nodulation is very common.
Flowers: Zygomorphic, papilionaceous; hypan-thium present; petals 5 [1 banner or standard petal outermost, 2 free lateral wing petals, and 2 petals fused to form the keel]; stamens 10, usually diadelphous (9 connate, 1 free), sometimes monadelphous or all free
Inflorescences: Racemes, spikes, or heads
Fruits: Diverse legumes
Seeds: Without endosperm; lacking pleurogram
Habit: Mostly herbs, some trees and shrubs; temperate, subtropical, and tropical
Leaves: Usually pinnately compound, sometimes palmately compound, rarely simple, alternate, with stipules
The belonging genera to the Faboideae family are: • Abrus • Craspedolobium • Kummerowia • Podalyria • Acosmium • Cratylia • Lablab • Podocytisus • Adenocarpus • Crotalaria • Laburnum • Poecilanthe • Adenodolichos • Cruddasia • Lamprolobium • Poiretia • Adesmia • Cullen • Lasiospron • Poitea • Aenictophyton • Cyamopsis • Lathyrus • Polhillia • Aeschynomene • Cyathostegia • Latrobea • Pongamiopsis • Afgekia • Cyclocarpa • Lebeckia • Procerae • Aganope • Cyclolobium • Lecointea • Procumbentes • Airyantha • Cyclopia • Lennea • Prorhizomatosae • Aldina • Cymbosema • Lens • Pseudarthria • Alexa • Cytisophyllum • Leptoderris • Pseudeminia • Alhagi • Cytisopsis • Leptodesmia • Pseudoeriosema • Alistilus • Cytisus • Leptosema • Pseudoliebrechtsia • Almaleea • Dahlstedtia • Leptospireae • Pseudovigna • Alysicarpus • Dalbergia • Leptospron • Psophocarpus • Amburana • Dalbergiella • Lespedeza • Psoralea • Amicia • Dalea • Lessertia • Psoralidium • Ammodendron • Dalhousiea • Leucomphalos • Psorothamnus • Ammopiptanthus • Daviesia • Liebrechtsia • Pterocarpus • Amorpha • Decorsea • Liparia • Pterodon • Amphicarpaea • Deflexae • Lonchocarpus • Ptycholobium • Amphimas • Dendrolobium • Lotononis • Ptychosema • Amphithalea • Dendrotelis • Lotus • Pueraria • Anagyris • Derris • Luetzelburgia • Pultenaea • Anarthrophyllum • Desmodiastrum • Lunatae • Pycnospora • Andira • Desmodium • Lupinus • Pyranthus • Angylocalyx • Dewevrea • Lupularia • Rafnia • Antheroporum • Dichilus • Luzonia • Ramorinoa • Anthyllis • Dicraeopetalum • Maackia • Reflexae • Antopetitia • Dillwynia • Machaerium • Retama • Aotus • Dioclea • Macrodontae • Reticulatae • Aphyllodium • Diphyllarium • Macropsychanthus • Rhizomatosae • Apios • Diphysa • Macroptilium • Rhodopis • Apoplanesia • Diplotropis • Macrotyloma • Rhynchosia • Apurimacia • Dipogon • Margaritolobium • Rhynchotropis • Arachis • Dipteryx • Marina • Riedeliella • Argyrocytisus • Discolobium • Mastersia • Robinia • Argyrolobium • Disynstemon • Mecopus • Robynsiophyton • Arthroclianthus • Dolichopsis • Medicago • Rotatae • Aspalathus • Dolichos • Melilotus • Rothia • Astracantha • Droogmansia • Melliniella • Rupertia • Astragalus • Dumasia • Melolobium • Sakoanala • Ateleia • Dunbaria • Mildbraediodendron • Salweenia • Atylosia • Dussia • Millettia • Sarcodum • Austrodolichos • Dysolobium • Mirbelia • Sartoria • Austrosteenisia • Ebenus • Monopteryx • Schefflerodendron • Baphia • Echinospartum • Mucuna • Scorpiurus • Baphiopsis • Eleiotis • Muelleranthus • Sellocharis • Baptisia • Eminia • Mundulea • Sesbania • Barbieria • Endosamara • Myrocarpus • Shuteria • Behaimia • Erectae • Myrospermum • Sigmoidotropis • Bergeronia • Erectoides • Myroxylon • Sinodolichos • Bituminaria • Eremosparton • Mysanthus • Smirnowia • Bobgunnia • Erichsenia • Nemcia • Smithia • Bocoa • Erinacea • Neocollettia • Soemmeringia • Bolusafra • Eriosema • Neoharmsia • Sophora • Bolusanthus • Errazurizia • Neonotonia • Spartidium • Bolusia • Erythrina • Neorautanenia • Spartium • Bossiaea • Etaballia • Neorudolphia • Spathionema • Bowdichia • Euchilopsis • Nephrodesmus • Spatholobus • Brachysema • Euchresta • Nesphostylis • Sphaerolobium • Brongniartia • Eutaxia • Nissolia • Sphaerophysa
2 • Brya • Eversmannia • Nogra • Sphenostylis • Bryaspis • Exostyles • Ohwia (sometimes • Sphinctospermum • Buceras • Extranervosae included in • Spirocarpos • Burkilliodendron • Eysenhardtia Desmodium ) • Spirotropis • Butea • Fiebrigiella • Olneya • Spongiocarpella • Cadia • Fissicalyx • Onobrychis • Stauracanthus • Cajanus • Flemingia • Ononis • Stirtonanthus • Calia • Fordia • Ophrestia • Stracheya • Calicotome • Galactia • Orbexilum • Streblorrhiza • Callerya • Galega • Orbiculares • Strongylodon • Callistachys • Gastrolobium • Oreophysa • Strophostyles • Calophaca • Geissaspis • Ormocarpopsis • Stylosanthes • Calopogonium • Genista • Ormocarpum • Styphnolobium • Calpurnia • Genistidium • Ormosia • Sutherlandia • Camoensia • Geocarpa • Ornithopus • Swainsona • Camptosema • Geoffroea • Oryxis • Swartzia • Campylotropis • Gliricidia • Ostryocarpus • Sweetia • Canavalia • Glossostylus • Otholobium • Sylvichadsia • Candolleodendron • Glycine • Otoptera • Tadehagi • Caracallae • Glycyrrhiza • Ougeinia • Taralea • Caragana • Gompholobium • Oxylobium • Taverniera • Carmichaelia • Gonocytisus • Oxyrhynchus • Templetonia • Carrissoa • Goodia • Oxytropis • Tephrosia • Carstienses • Grazielodendron • Pachyrhizus • Teramnus • Cascaronia • Gueldenstaedtia • Pachyspireae • Teyleria • Castanospermum • Halimodendron • Panurea • Thermopsis • Catiang • Hammatolobium • Paracalyx • Tipuana • Caulorrhizae • Haplormosia • Paramachaerium • Trierectoides • Centrolobium • Hardenbergia • Parochetus • Trifidacanthus • Centrosema • Harleyodendron • Parryella • Trifolium • Chadsia • Harpalyce • Pearsonia • Trigonella • Chaetocalyx • Hebestigma • Pediomelum • Tripodion • Chamaecytisus • Hedysarum • Pedunculares • Triseminatae • Chapmannia • Herpyza • Peltiera • Uleanthus • Chesneya • Hesperolaburnum • Periandra • Ulex • Chorizema • Heteranthae • Pericopsis • Uraria • Christia • Heynianae • Petaladenium • Uribea • Cicer • Hippocrepis • Peteria • Urodon • Cladrastis • Hoita • Petteria • Vandasina • Clathrotropis • Holocalyx • Phaseolus • Vatairea • Cleobulia • Hovea • Phylacium • Vataireopsis • Clianthus • Humularia • Phyllodium • Vatovaea • Clitoria • Hybosema • Phyllota • Vavilovia • Clitoriopsis • Hylodesmum • Phylloxylon • Vermifrux • Cochlianthus (sometimes • Physostigma • Vicia • Codariocalyx included in • Pickeringia • Vigna (sometimes Desmodium ) • Pictetia • Viminaria included in • Hymenocarpos • Piptanthus • Virgilia Desmodium ) • Hymenolobium • Piscidia • Weberbauerella • Collaea • Hypocalyptus • Pisum • Wiborgia • Cologania • Indigofera • Plagiocarpus • Wisteria
3 • Colutea • Inocarpus • Platycarpae • Xanthocercis • Condylostylis • Intertextae • Platycelyphium • Zollernia • Condylostylus • Isotropis • Platycyamus • Zornia • Cordyla • Isthmocarpae • Platylobium • Coronilla • Jacksonia • Platymiscium • Coursetia • Jansonia • Platypodium • Craibia • Kennedia • Platysepalum • Cranocarpus • Kotschya • Plectrotropis
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