Faboideae

Taxobox
name = Faboideae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Crotalaria retusa"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =
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

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

# 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". [ [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apx?taxon_id=62138 Kennedya DC.] Australian Plant Name Index.]

See also

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

References

* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/papilion.htm Faboideae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, Information Retrieval.]