Galegeae
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Galegeae is a tribe of the subfamily Faboideae
. The tribe is found mostly in the northern hemisphere, but can also be found in Australia, Africa, and South America. The type genus is Galega.
and Psoraleeae
were once included as subtribes, but have since been elevated as distinct tribes.
Subtribe Astragalinae
Subtribe Galeginae
Subtribe Glycyrrhizinae
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
. The tribe is found mostly in the northern hemisphere, but can also be found in Australia, Africa, and South America. The type genus is Galega.
Classification
The tribe Galegeae contains roughly twenty genera. IndigofereaeIndigofereae
The tribe Indigofereae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae.The following genera are recognized by the USDA:* Cyamopsis DC.* Indigastrum Jaub. & Spach* Indigofera L.* Microcharis Benth.* Phylloxylon Baill....
and Psoraleeae
Psoraleeae
The tribe Psoraleeae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae.The following genera are recognized by the USDA:* Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr.* Cullen Medik....
were once included as subtribes, but have since been elevated as distinct tribes.
Subtribe Astragalinae
- Clade Carmichaelinae
- Carmichaelia R. Br.
- Clianthus Sol. ex Lindl.
- Montigena (Hook. f.) Heenan
- Streblorrhiza Endl.
- SwainsonaSwainsonaSwainsona is a large genus of flowering plants native to Australasia. There are 85 species, all but one of which is endemic to Australia; the exception, S...
Salisb.
- Clade Coluteinae
- AstragalusAstragalusAstragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
L. - ColuteaColuteaColutea is a genus of about 25 species of deciduous flowering shrubs in the legume family Fabaceae, growing from 2-5 m tall, native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia. The leaves are pinnate and light green to glaucous grey-green. The flowers are yellow to orange, pea-shaped and...
L. - EremospartonEremospartonEremosparton is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - LessertiaLessertia (plant)Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.-Species list:* L. affinis* L. annularis* L. benguellensis* L. brachypus* L. brachystachya* L. capitata...
DC. - SphaerophysaSphaerophysa (plant)Sphaerophysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. There are two species. Sphaerophysa kotschyana is a sensitive plant endemic to Central Anatolia. Sphaerophysa salsula, on the other hand, is an Asian plant that is well-known on other...
DC.
- Astragalus
- Insertae sedis
- Biserrula L.
- ChesneyaChesneyaChesneya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
Lindl. ex Endl. - Erophaca Boiss.
- GueldenstaedtiaGueldenstaedtiaGueldenstaedtia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
Fisch. - OreophysaOreophysaOreophysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
(Bunge ex Boiss.) Bornm. - OxytropisOxytropisOxytropis is a genus of plants in the legume family. It is one of two genera of plants known as locoweeds, and are notorious for being toxic to grazing animals. The other locoweed genus is the closely related Astragalus. There are about 300 species native to Eurasia and North America. Several...
DC. - Phyllolobium Fisch. ex Spreng.
- Podlechiella Maassoumi & Kaz. Osaloo
- SmirnowiaSmirnowiaSmirnowia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
Bunge - SpongiocarpellaSpongiocarpellaSpongiocarpella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
Yakovlev & N. Ulziykh. - Tibetia (Ali) H. P. Tsui
Subtribe Galeginae
- Galega L.
Subtribe Glycyrrhizinae
- GlycyrrhizaGlycyrrhizaGlycyrrhiza is a genus of about 18 accepted species in the legume family , with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas....
L.