Cercideae
Encyclopedia
Cercideae is a tribe
in the pea family, Fabaceae
. Well-known members include Cercis
(redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, Bauhinia
, widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in tropical Asia, and Tylosema esculentum (Maramba bean), a traditional food crop in Africa.
The tribe occupies a basal position within the Fabaceae
, diverging before, for example, the split between the Faboideae
, the Mimosoideae
, and genera such as Senna. It may share this position with the tribe Detarieae
.
Sometimes, some authors mistake it for a subfamily, for instance, Souza & Lorenzi (2005)http://plantarum.com.br/detalhes.php?id=16, a widely used and cited textbook by Brazilian botanists and biologists.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
in the pea family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. Well-known members include Cercis
Cercis
Cercis , is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm-temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as Redbuds...
(redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, Bauhinia
Bauhinia
Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists....
, widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in tropical Asia, and Tylosema esculentum (Maramba bean), a traditional food crop in Africa.
The tribe occupies a basal position within the Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
, diverging before, for example, the split between the Faboideae
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
, the Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae characterized by flowers with small petals and numerous prominent stamens...
, and genera such as Senna. It may share this position with the tribe Detarieae
Detarieae
The tribe Detarieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae . This tribe includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The tribe consists of 81 genera, 53 of which are native to Africa...
.
Sometimes, some authors mistake it for a subfamily, for instance, Souza & Lorenzi (2005)http://plantarum.com.br/detalhes.php?id=16, a widely used and cited textbook by Brazilian botanists and biologists.
Genera
- AdenolobusAdenolobusAdenolobus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae....
- BarklyaBarklyaBarklya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae....
- BaudouiniaBaudouiniaBaudouinia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae....
- †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Bauhcis (OligoceneOligoceneThe Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
fossil from MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) - BauhiniaBauhiniaBauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists....
- CercisCercisCercis , is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm-temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as Redbuds...
(redbuds) - GigasiphonGigasiphonGigasiphon is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Gigasiphon gossweileri* Gigasiphon humblotianum* Gigasiphon macrosiphon...
- GriffoniaGriffoniaGriffonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Griffonia is known to have a high concentration of 5-HTP in its seeds....
- LysiphyllumLysiphyllumLysiphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae....
- PiliostigmaPiliostigmaPiliostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae....
- TylosemaTylosemaThe genus Tylosema is in the plant family Fabaceae.There are four documented species within the genus Tylosema:*Tylosema esculentum , Schreiber - Marama bean*T. fassoglensis*T. argentea Brenan...
(4 species exhibiting heterostylyHeterostylyHeterostyly is a unique form of polymorphism and herkogamy in flowers. In a heterostylous species, two or three different morphological types of flowers, termed morphs, exist in the population. On each individual plant, all flowers share the same morph. The flower morphs differ in the lengths of...
)