Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.[4]
| Faboideae Temporal range:   | |
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| Crotalaria retusa | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Fabales | 
| Family: | Fabaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Faboideae | 
| Tribes[2][3] | |
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| Distribution of the Faboideae | |
| Synonyms | |
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This subfamily is widely distributed, and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants. Members include the pea, the sweet pea, the laburnum, and other legumes. The pea-shaped flowers are characteristic of the Faboideae subfamily and root nodulation is very common.
Genera
    
The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.
- Abrus
 - Acmispon
 - Acosmium
 - Adenocarpus
 - Adenodolichos
 - Adesmia
 - Aenictophyton
 - Aeschynomene
 - Afgekia
 - Aganope
 - Airyantha
 - Aldina
 - Alexa
 - Alhagi
 - Alistilus
 - Almaleea
 - Alysicarpus
 - Amburana
 - Amicia
 - Ammodendron
 - Ammopiptanthus
 - Ammothamnus
 - Amphiodon[5]
 - Amorpha
 - Amphicarpaea
 - Amphimas
 - Amphithalea
 - Anagyris
 - Anarthrophyllum
 - Ancistrotropis[6]
 - Andira
 - Angylocalyx
 - Antheroporum
 - Anthyllis
 - Antopetitia
 - Aotus
 - Aphyllodium
 - Apios
 - Apoplanesia
 - Apurimacia
 - Arachis
 - Argyrocytisus
 - Argyrolobium
 - Arthroclianthus
 - Aspalathus
 - Astragalus
 - Ateleia
 - Austrocallerya
 - Austrodolichos
 - Austrosteenisia
 - Baphia
 - Baphiastrum
 - Baphiopsis
 - Baptisia
 - Barbieria
 - Behaimia
 - Bionia
 - Bituminaria
 - Bobgunnia
 - Bocoa
 - Bolusafra
 - Bolusanthus
 - Bolusia
 - Bossiaea
 - Bowdichia
 - Bowringia
 - Brongniartia
 - Brya
 - Bryaspis
 - Burkilliodendron
 - Butea
 - Cadia
 - Cajanus
 - Calia
 - Calicotome
 - Callerya
 - Callistachys
 - Calobota[7]
 - Calophaca
 - Calopogonium
 - Calpurnia
 - Camoensia
 - Camptosema
 - Campylotropis
 - Canavalia
 - Candolleodendron
 - Caragana
 - Carmichaelia
 - Carrissoa
 - Cascaronia
 - Castanospermum
 - Centrolobium
 - Centrosema
 - Chadsia
 - Chaetocalyx
 - Chamaecytisus
 - Chapmannia
 - Chesneya
 - Chorizema
 - Christia
 - Cicer
 - Cladrastis
 - Clathrotropis
 - Cleobulia
 - Clianthus
 - Clitoria
 - Clitoriopsis
 - Cochlianthus
 - Cochliasanthus[6]
 - Codariocalyx
 - Collaea
 - Cologania
 - Colutea
 - Condylostylis[6]
 - Cordyla
 - Coronilla
 - Coursetia
 - Craibia
 - Cranocarpus
 - Craspedolobium
 - Cratylia
 - Cristonia
 - Crotalaria
 - Cruddasia
 - Cullen
 - Cyamopsis
 - Cyathostegia
 - Cyclocarpa
 - Cyclolobium
 - Cyclopia
 - Cymbosema
 - Cytisophyllum
 - Cytisopsis
 - Cytisus
 - Dahlstedtia
 - Dalbergia
 - Dalbergiella
 - Dalea
 - Dalhousiea
 - Daprainia[8]
 - Daviesia
 - Decorsea
 - Dendrolobium
 - Derris
 - Dermatophyllum
 - Desmodiastrum
 - Desmodium
 - Dewevrea
 - Dichilus
 - Dicraeopetalum
 - Dillwynia
 - Dioclea
 - Diphyllarium
 - Diphysa
 - Diplotropis
 - Dipogon
 - Dipteryx
 - Discolobium
 - Disynstemon
 - Dolichopsis
 - Dolichos
 - Dorycnium
 - Droogmansia
 - Dumasia
 - Dunbaria
 - Dussia
 - Dysolobium
 - Ebenus
 - Echinospartum
 - Eleiotis
 - Eminia
 - Endosamara
 - Eremosparton
 - Erichsenia
 - Erinacea
 - Eriosema
 - Errazurizia
 - Erythrina
 - Etaballia
 - Euchilopsis
 - Euchlora[9]
 - Euchresta
 - Eutaxia
 - Eversmannia
 - Exostyles
 - Eysenhardtia
 - Ezoloba[9]
 - Fairchildia[10]
 - Fiebrigiella
 - Fissicalyx
 - Flemingia
 - Fordia
 - Galactia
 - Galega
 - Gastrolobium
 - Geissaspis
 - Genista
 - Genistidium
 - Geoffroea
 - Gliricidia
 - Glycine
 - Glycyrrhiza
 - Gompholobium
 - Gonocytisus
 - Goodia
 - Grazielodendron
 - Guianodendron[11]
 - Gueldenstaedtia
 - Halimodendron
 - Hammatolobium
 - Haplormosia
 - Hardenbergia
 - Harleyodendron
 - Harpalyce
 - Hebestigma
 - Hedysarum
 - Helicotropis[6]
 - Herpyza
 - Hesperolaburnum
 - Hippocrepis
 - Hoita
 - Holocalyx
 - Hosackia
 - Hovea
 - Huangtcia [12]
 - Humularia
 - Hymenocarpos
 - Hymenolobium
 - Hypocalyptus
 - Indigastrum
 - Indigofera
 - Inocarpus
 - Isotropis
 - Jacksonia
 - Kanburia
 - Kennedia
 - Kotschya
 - Kummerowia
 - Lablab
 - +Laburnocytisus[Note 1]
 - Laburnum
 - Lackeya
 - Ladeania[13]
 - Lamprolobium
 - Lathyrus
 - Latrobea
 - Lebeckia
 - Lecointea
 - Lembotropis
 - Lennea
 - Lens
 - Leobordea[9]
 - Leptoderris
 - Leptodesmia
 - Leptolobium[11]
 - Leptosema
 - Leptospron[6]
 - Lespedeza
 - Lessertia
 - Leucomphalos
 - Limadendron
 - Liparia
 - Listia[9]
 - Lonchocarpus
 - Lotononis[9]
 - Lotus
 - Luetzelburgia
 - Lupinus
 - Luzonia
 - Maackia
 - Machaerium
 - Macropsychanthus
 - Macroptilium
 - Macrotyloma
 - Maraniona[14]
 - Margaritolobium
 - Marina
 - Mastersia
 - Mecopus
 - Medicago
 - Melilotus
 - Melliniella
 - Melolobium
 - Microcharis
 - Mildbraediodendron
 - Millettia
 - Mirbelia
 - Monopteryx
 - Mucuna
 - Muellera
 - Muelleranthus
 - Mundulea
 - Myrocarpus
 - Myrospermum
 - Myroxylon
 - Mysanthus
 - Nanhaia
 - Neocollettia
 - Neoharmsia
 - Neonotonia
 - Neorautanenia
 - Neorudolphia
 - Nephrodesmus
 - Nesphostylis
 - Nissolia
 - Nogra
 - Oberholzeria
 - Olneya
 - Onobrychis
 - Ononis
 - Ophrestia
 - Orbexilum
 - Oreophysa
 - Ormocarpopsis
 - Ormocarpum
 - Ormosia
 - Orphanodendron
 - Ornithopus
 - Oryxis
 - Ostryocarpus
 - Otholobium
 - Otoptera
 - Ottleya
 - Oxylobium
 - Oxyrhynchus
 - Oxytropis
 - Pachyrhizus
 - Padbruggea
 - Panurea
 - Paracalyx
 - Paragoodia
 - Paramachaerium
 - Parochetus
 - Parryella
 - Pearsonia
 - Pediomelum
 - Pedleya[15]
 - Periandra
 - Pericopsis
 - Petaladenium
 - Peteria
 - Petteria
 - Phaseolus
 - Phylacium
 - Phyllodium
 - Phyllota
 - Phylloxylon
 - Physostigma
 - Pickeringia
 - Pictetia
 - Piptanthus
 - Piscidia
 - Pisum
 - Plagiocarpus
 - Platycelyphium
 - Platycyamus
 - Platylobium
 - Platymiscium
 - Platypodium
 - Platysepalum
 - Podalyria
 - Podocytisus
 - Podolobium
 - Poecilanthe
 - Poiretia
 - Poitea
 - Polhillia
 - Polhillides
 - Pongamiopsis
 - Pseudarthria
 - Pseudeminia
 - Pseudoeriosema
 - Pseudovigna
 - Psophocarpus
 - Psoralea
 - Psoralidium
 - Psorothamnus
 - Pterocarpus
 - Pterodon
 - Ptycholobium
 - Ptychosema
 - Pueraria
 - Pultenaea
 - Pullenia[12]
 - Pycnospora
 - Pyranthus
 - Rafnia
 - Ramirezella[6]
 - Ramorinoa
 - Retama
 - Rhodopis
 - Rhynchosia
 - Rhynchotropis
 - Riedeliella
 - Robinia
 - Robynsiophyton
 - Rothia
 - Rupertia
 - Sakoanala
 - Salweenia
 - Sarcodum
 - Sartoria
 - Schefflerodendron
 - Scorpiurus
 - Sellocharis
 - Sesbania
 - Shuteria
 - Sigmoidala
 - Sigmoidotropis[6]
 - Sinodolichos
 - Smirnowia
 - Smithia
 - Soemmeringia
 - Sophora
 - Spartium
 - Spathionema
 - Spatholobus
 - Sphaerolobium
 - Sphaerophysa
 - Sphenostylis
 - Sphinctospermum
 - Spirotropis
 - Spongiocarpella
 - Stauracanthus
 - Staminodianthus[16]
 - Steinbachiella[17]
 - Stirtonanthus
 - Stonesiella
 - Streblorrhiza
 - Strongylodon
 - Strophostyles
 - Stylosanthes
 - Styphnolobium
 - Swainsona
 - Swartzia
 - Sweetia
 - Sylvichadsia
 - Syrmatium
 - Tabaroa[18]
 - Tadehagi
 - Taralea
 - Taverniera
 - Templetonia
 - Tephrosia
 - Teramnus
 - Teyleria
 - Thermopsis
 - Thinicola
 - Tipuana
 - Trifidacanthus
 - Trifolium
 - Trigonella
 - Tripodion
 - Trischidium[19]
 - Uleanthus
 - Ulex
 - Uraria
 - Uribea
 - Urodon
 - Vandasina
 - Vatairea
 - Vataireopsis
 - Vatovaea
 - Vavilovia
 - Vermifrux
 - Verdesmum H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi 2012[20]
 - Vicia
 - Vigna
 - Viminaria
 - Virgilia
 - Vuralia
 - Wajira[6]
 - Weberbauerella
 - Whitfordiodendron
 - Wiborgia
 - Wiborgiella[7]
 - Wisteria
 - Wisteriopsis
 - Xanthocercis
 - Xiphotheca
 - Zollernia
 - Zornia
 - Zygocarpum[21]
 
Systematics
    
Modern molecular phylogenetics recommend a clade-based classification of Faboideae as a superior alternative to the traditional tribal classification of Polhill:[5][22][23][24][25]
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Note: Minor branches have been omitted.
Notes
    
- Not a true genus. It is a graft-chimera between Laburnum and Cytisus.
 
References
    
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 - Boatwright JS, Wink M, van Wyk BE (2011). "The generic concept of Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): Reinstatement of the genera Euchlora, Leobordea and Listia and the new genus Ezoloba". Taxon. 60 (1): 161–77. doi:10.1002/tax.601014.
 - Torke BM, Schaal BA (2008). "Molecular phylogenetics of the species-rich neotropical genus Swartzia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) and related genera of the swartzioid clade". Am J Bot. 95 (2): 215–228. doi:10.3732/ajb.95.2.215. PMID 21632346.
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