Faboideae

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.

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.

Abrus Acosmium Adenocarpus Adenodolichos Adesmia Aenictophyton Aeschynomene Afgekia Aganope Airyantha Aldina Alexa Alhagi Alistilus Almaleea Alysicarpus Amburana Amicia Ammodendron Ammopiptanthus Amorpha Amphicarpaea Amphimas Amphithalea Anagyris Anarthrophyllum Andira Angylocalyx Antheroporum Anthyllis Antopetitia Aotus Aphyllodium Apios Apoplanesia Apurimacia Arachis Argyrocytisus Argyrolobium Arthroclianthus Aspalathus Astracantha Astragalus Ateleia Austrodolichos Austrosteenisia Baphia Baphiopsis Baptisia Barbieria Behaimia Bergeronia Bituminaria Bobgunnia Bocoa Bolusafra Bolusanthus Bolusia Bossiaea Bowdichia Brachysema Brongniartia Brya Bryaspis Buceras Burkilliodendron Butea Cadia Cajanus Calia Calicotome Callerya Callistachys Calophaca Calopogonium Calpurnia Camoensia Camptosema Campylotropis Canavalia Candolleodendron Caracallae Caragana Carmichaelia Carrissoa Carstienses Cascaronia Castanospermum Catiang Caulorrhizae Centrolobium Centrosema Chadsia Chaetocalyx Chamaecytisus Chapmannia Chesneya Chorizema Christia Cicer Cladrastis Clathrotropis Cleobulia Clianthus Clitoria Clitoriopsis Cochlianthus Codariocalyx - sometimes included in Desmodium Collaea Cologania Colutea Condylostylis Condylostylus Cordyla Coronilla Coursetia Craibia Cranocarpus

Craspedolobium Cratylia Crotalaria Cruddasia Cullen Cyamopsis Cyathostegia Cyclocarpa Cyclolobium Cyclopia Cymbosema Cytisophyllum Cytisopsis Cytisus Dahlstedtia Dalbergia Dalbergiella Dalea Dalhousiea Daviesia Decorsea Deflexae Dendrolobium Dendrotelis Derris Desmodiastrum Desmodium Dewevrea Dichilus Dicraeopetalum Dillwynia Dioclea Diphyllarium Diphysa Diplotropis Dipogon Dipteryx Discolobium Disynstemon Dolichopsis Dolichos Droogmansia Dumasia Dunbaria Dussia Dysolobium Ebenus Echinospartum Eleiotis Eminia Endosamara Erectae Erectoides Eremosparton Erichsenia Erinacea Eriosema Errazurizia Erythrina Etaballia Euchilopsis Euchresta Eutaxia Eversmannia Exostyles Extranervosae Eysenhardtia Fiebrigiella Fissicalyx Flemingia Fordia Galactia Galega Gastrolobium Geissaspis Genista Genistidium Geocarpa Geoffroea Gliricidia Glossostylus Glycine Glycyrrhiza Gompholobium Gonocytisus Goodia Grazielodendron Gueldenstaedtia Halimodendron Hammatolobium Haplormosia Hardenbergia Harleyodendron Harpalyce Hebestigma Hedysarum Herpyza Hesperolaburnum Heteranthae Heynianae Hippocrepis Hoita Holocalyx Hovea Humularia Hybosema Hylodesmum - sometimes included in Desmodium Hymenocarpos Hymenolobium Hypocalyptus Indigofera Inocarpus Intertextae Isotropis Isthmocarpae Jacksonia Jansonia Kennedia Kotschya

Kummerowia Lablab Laburnum Lamprolobium Lasiospron Lathyrus Latrobea Lebeckia Lecointea Lennea Lens Leptoderris Leptodesmia Leptosema Leptospireae Leptospron Lespedeza Lessertia Leucomphalos Liebrechtsia Liparia Lonchocarpus Lotononis Lotus Luetzelburgia Lunatae Lupinus Lupularia Luzonia Maackia Machaerium Macrodontae Macropsychanthus Macroptilium Macrotyloma Margaritolobium Marina Mastersia Mecopus Medicago Melilotus Melliniella Melolobium Mildbraediodendron Millettia Mirbelia Monopteryx Mucuna Muelleranthus Mundulea Myrocarpus Myrospermum Myroxylon Mysanthus Nemcia Neocollettia Neoharmsia Neonotonia Neorautanenia Neorudolphia Nephrodesmus Nesphostylis Nissolia Nogra Ohwia - sometimes included in Desmodium Olneya Onobrychis Ononis Ophrestia Orbexilum Orbiculares Oreophysa Ormocarpopsis Ormocarpum Ormosia Ornithopus Oryxis Ostryocarpus Otholobium Otoptera Oxylobium Oxyrhynchus Oxytropis Pachyrhizus Pachyspireae Panurea Paracalyx Paramachaerium Parochetus Parryella Pearsonia Pediomelum Pedunculares Peltiera Periandra Pericopsis Petaladenium Peteria Petteria Phaseolus Phylacium Phyllodium Phyllota Phylloxylon Physostigma Pickeringia Pictetia Piptanthus Piscidia Pisum Plagiocarpus Platycarpae Platycelyphium Platycyamus Platylobium Platymiscium Platypodium Platysepalum Plectrotropis

Podalyria Podocytisus Poecilanthe Poiretia Poitea Polhillia Pongamiopsis Procerae Procumbentes Prorhizomatosae Pseudarthria Pseudeminia Pseudoeriosema Pseudoliebrechtsia Pseudovigna Psophocarpus Psoralea Psoralidium Psorothamnus Pterocarpus Pterodon Ptycholobium Ptychosema Pueraria Pultenaea Pycnospora Pyranthus Rafnia Ramorinoa Reflexae Retama Reticulatae Rhizomatosae Rhodopis Rhynchosia Rhynchotropis Riedeliella Robinia Robynsiophyton Rotatae Rothia Rupertia Sakoanala Salweenia Sarcodum Sartoria Schefflerodendron Scorpiurus Sellocharis Sesbania Shuteria Sigmoidotropis Sinodolichos Smirnowia Smithia Soemmeringia Sophora Spartidium Spartium Spathionema Spatholobus Sphaerolobium Sphaerophysa Sphenostylis Sphinctospermum Spirocarpos Spirotropis Spongiocarpella Stauracanthus Stirtonanthus Stracheya Streblorrhiza Strongylodon Strophostyles Stylosanthes Styphnolobium Sutherlandia Swainsona Swartzia Sweetia Sylvichadsia Tadehagi Taralea Taverniera Templetonia Tephrosia Teramnus Teyleria Thermopsis Tipuana Trierectoides Trifidacanthus Trifolium Trigonella Tripodion Triseminatae Uleanthus Ulex Uraria Uribea Urodon Vandasina Vatairea Vataireopsis Vatovaea Vavilovia Vermifrux Vicia Vigna Viminaria Virgilia Weberbauerella Wiborgia Wisteria Xanthocercis Zollernia Zornia

See also

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

References

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