Faboideae
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| Faboideae | |
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| Crotalaria retusa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribes | |
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Abreae |
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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.
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[edit] Genera
- The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.
- The genus Kennedya is a synonym of Kennedia, and is listed here as Kennedia.[2]
[edit] Gallery
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Scorpion Senna (Coronilla emerus) from Dictionaire des plantes suisses 1853 |
[edit] See also
| Wikispecies has information related to: Faboideae |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Faboideae |
- Winged Bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
- Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Angsana, or Burmese Rosewood, Pterocarpus indicus
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kennedya DC. Australian Plant Name Index.