Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family,

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Cercis ''Cercis'' is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to warm temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds. They are characterised by simpl ...

'' (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, ''

Bauhinia ''Bauhinia'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Jo ...

'', widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in tropical Asia, and ''

Tylosema The genus ''Tylosema'' is in the plant family Fabaceae and encompasses four accepted species of perennial legumes native to southern and central Africa. These are semi-woody viniferous plants broadly distributed from Sudan and Ethiopia south to ...

'' , a semi-woody genus of Africa. The subfamily occupies a basal position within the

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and is supported as

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

in many

molecular phylogenies Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

. At the 6th International Legume Conference, the Legume Phylogeny Working Group proposed elevating the tribe Cercidae to the level of subfamily within the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). The consensus agreed to the change, which was fully implemented in 2017. It has the following clade-based definition:

The most inclusive crown clade containing ''
Cercis canadensis ''Cercis canadensis'', the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, east to New Jersey. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as ...
'' L. and ''
Bauhinia divaricata ''Bauhinia divaricata'', the bull hoof or Mexican orchid tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,
'' L. but not '' Poeppigia procera'' C.Presl, '' Duparquetia orchidacea'' Baill., or ''
Bobgunnia fistuloides ''Bobgunnia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the su ...
'' (Harms) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema.

Many genera show unique

palynology Palynology is the "study of dust" (from grc-gre, παλύνω, palynō, "strew, sprinkle" and '' -logy'') or of "particles that are strewn". A classic palynologist analyses particulate samples collected from the air, from water, or from deposit ...

Genera

Cercidoideae comprises the following genera organized into tribes:

Cercideae

* ''

Adenolobus ''Adenolobus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including species ...

'' (Harv. ex Benth. & Hook.f.) Torre & Hillc. * ''

'' L. * ''

Griffonia ''Griffonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. ''Griffonia'' is known to have a high concentration of 5-HTP in its seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Griffonia'' was named by Henri ...

'' Baill.

Bauhinieae

* ''

Barklya ''Barklya'' is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. The sole species is ''Barklya syringifolia'', commonly known as golden crown or golden glory. It grows in rainforest to 20 me ...

'' F. Muell. * ''

'' L. * ''

Brenierea ''Brenierea insignis'' is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), includi ...

'' Humbert * ''

Cheniella ''Cheniella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Phanera'' in having a hypanthium that is equal in length or longer than the sepals, indehiscent fruit ...

'' R.Clark & Mackinder * '' Gigasiphon'' Drake * ''

Lasiobema ''Lasiobema'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, most of which are lianas. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. It was recently synonymized with '' Phanera'' on the basis of morphology, but this move has been que ...

'' (Korth.) Miq. * ''

Lysiphyllum ''Lysiphyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. It was formerly treated as part of the genus ''Bauhinia'', but recent molecular phyloge ...

'' (Benth.) deWit * ''

Phanera ''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...

'' Lour. * ''

Piliostigma ''Piliostigma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including speci ...

'' Hochst. * '' Schnella'' Raddi * '' Tournaya'' A.Schmitz * ''

'' (Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.

Extinct

* †'' Bauhcis'' Calvillo-Canadell and Cevallos-Ferriz

Phylogeny

Molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

Genera

Cercideae

Bauhinieae

Extinct

Phylogeny

Notes

References

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