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Faboideae

Subfamily of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Faboideae
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"Papilionoideae" redirects here; not to be confused with Papilionidae or Papilionidea.

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]

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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. The papilionaceous species vary enormously in size from the tiny Lupinus uncialis only 2 cm in height to Pterocarpus mildbraedii subsp. usumbarensis at up to 75 m (246 ft) height.[citation needed]

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The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.

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Systematics

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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]

Faboideae
(Papilionoideae)

Note: Minor branches have been omitted.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Not a true genus. It is a graft-chimera between Laburnum and Cytisus.

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