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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 Sesbanieae[1] Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae

Desmodium gangeticum

Uraria rufescens

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.

Genera

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.^[2]

Gallery

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

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

Lotus corniculatus

Smithia conferta

Trifolium repens

Zornia gibbosa

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons. subfam. Faboideae tribe Sesbanieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-01. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11097. Retrieved 2009-04-05.  
2. ^ 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.

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Translingual

Etymology

based on generic name Faba (Art 19 ICBN)

Proper noun

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Faboideae

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Faboideae

1. (botany) A taxonomic subfamily, within family Fabaceae - many trees, shrubs and herbs, the flowers of which are pea-shaped.

Wikispecies has information on:

Faboideae

Wikispecies

Synonyms

• Papilionoideae

See also

• Abreae
• Adesmieae
• Aeschynomeneae
• Amorpheae
• Bossiaeeae
• Brongniartieae
• Carmichaelieae
• Cicereae
• Crotalarieae
• Dalbergieae
• Desmodieae
• Dipteryxeae
• Euchresteae
• Fabeae
• Galegeae
• Genisteae
• Hedysareae
• Hypocalypteae
• Indigofereae
• Loteae
• Millettieae
• Mirbelieae
• Phaseoleae
• Podalyrieae
• Psoraleeae
• Robinieae
• Sophoreae
• Swartzieae
• Thermopsideae
• Trifolieae

From Wikispecies

Crotalaria retusa

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales
Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Abreae - Adesmieae - Aeschynomeneae - Amorpheae - Bossiaeeae - Brongniartieae - Carmichaelieae - Cicereae - Crotalarieae - Dalbergieae - Desmodieae - Dipteryxeae - Euchresteae - Fabeae - Galegeae - Genisteae - Hedysareae - Hypocalypteae - Indigofereae - Loteae - Millettieae - Mirbelieae - Phaseoleae - Podalyrieae - Psoraleeae - Robinieae - Sophoreae - Swartzieae - Thermopsideae - Trifolieae

Reference

• USDA: GRIN Taxonomy for Plants[1] (19 March 2006)

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