Psoraleeae
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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:
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...
Psoraleeae 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...
. Recent phylogenetics
Phylogenetics
In biology, phylogenetics is the study of evolutionary relatedness among groups of organisms , which is discovered through molecular sequencing data and morphological data matrices...
has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae
Phaseoleae
The plant tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the legume subfamily Faboideae. This group includes many of the beans cultivated for human and animal food, most importantly from the genera Phaseolus and Vigna....
.
The following genera
Genera
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are recognized by the USDA:
- BituminariaBituminariaBituminaria is small genus of perennial herbs from the family Fabaceae.-Species:* Bituminaria acaulis* Bituminaria bituminosa* Bituminaria morisiana...
Heist. ex Fabr. - CullenCullen (genus)Cullen is a genus of legumes native to tropical, subtropical and arid regions of Africa, Asia and Australia. Despite the origin implied in the name of the constituent species Cullen americanum, legumes of this genus are not native to the Americas.Cullen was previously included in broad definitions...
Medik. - HoitaHoitaHoita is a small genus of legumes containing three species. They bear attractive purple or fuchsia flowers in large inflorescences similar to those of kudzu. They are known commonly as scurfpeas or leatherroots and are closely related to the psoraleas. They are found almost exclusively in...
Rydb. - OrbexilumOrbexilumOrbexilum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Species include:*Orbexilum chiapasanum*Orbexilum lupinellum*Orbexilum macrophyllum*Orbexilum oliganthum...
Raf. - OtholobiumOtholobiumOtholobium is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.- Species :* Otholobium bractolatum* Otholobium caffrum* Otholobium candicans* Otholobium decumbens* Otholobium foliosum* Otholobium fruticans...
C. H. Stirt. - PediomelumPediomelumPediomelum is a genus of legumes known as Indian breadroots. These are glandular perennial plants with palmately-arranged leaves. They have a main erect stem with inflorescences of blue or purple flowers and produce hairy legume pods containing beanlike seeds...
Rydb. - PsoraleaPsoraleaPsoralea is a genus in the legume family . Although most species are poisonous, the starchy roots of P. esculenta and P. hypogaea are edible...
L. - PsoralidiumPsoralidiumPsoralidium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Species include:*Psoralidium junceum*Psoralidium lanceolatum*Psoralidium tenuiflorum...
Rydb. - RupertiaRupertiaRupertia is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. There are three species native to western North America, especially California. Two of the species are quite rare.Three species:...
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