Faboideae

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Faboideae
Crotalaria retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribes
Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae

Scorpion Senna (Coronilla emerus) from Dictionaire des plantes suisses 1853

Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. 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.

[edit] Notes

1. The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.
2. The genus Kennedya is a synonym of Kennedia, and is listed here as Kennedia.^[1]

[edit] See also

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• Winged Bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
• Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum
• Angsana, or Burmese Rosewood, Pterocarpus indicus

[edit] References

1. ^ Kennedya DC. Australian Plant Name Index.

• Faboideae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, Information Retrieval.