Indigofereae
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The tribe
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...

 Indigofereae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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...

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The following genera
Genera
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 are recognized by the USDA:
  • Cyamopsis
    Cyamopsis
    Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across Africa, Asia and the Pacific....

    DC.
  • Indigastrum Jaub. & Spach
  • Indigofera
    Indigofera
    Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.The species are mostly shrubs, though some are herbaceous, and a few can become small trees up to tall. Most are dry-season or winter deciduous. The leaves are pinnate with 5–31 leaflets and the...

    L.
  • Microcharis Benth.
  • Phylloxylon
    Phylloxylon
    Phylloxylon is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It contains the following species, all of which are found only in Madagascar:* Phylloxylon arenicola* Phylloxylon decipiens* Phylloxylon perrieri* Phylloxylon phillipsonii...

    Baill.
  • Rhynchotropis
    Rhynchotropis
    Rhynchotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....

    Harms.
  • Vaughania
    Vaughania
    Vaughania is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It may be synonymous with the genus Indigofera.It contains the following species:* Vaughania cloiselii...

    S. Moore
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