plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...
tribe
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Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the legumesubfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is widely ...
, in the unranked NPAAA clade. This group includes many of the beans cultivated for human and animal food, most importantly from the genera ''
Glycine
Glycine (symbol Gly or G; ) is an amino acid that has a single hydrogen atom as its side chain. It is the simplest stable amino acid ( carbamic acid is unstable), with the chemical formula NH2‐ CH2‐ COOH. Glycine is one of the proteinog ...
Vigna
''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
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Taxonomy
Although the tribe as defined in the late 20th century does not appear to be monophyletic, there does seem to be a monophyletic group which roughly corresponds to the tribe Phaseoleae (with some changes). The earlier concept of Phaseoleae is paraphyletic relative to the tribes
Abreae
''Abrus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae and the only genus in the tribe Abreae. It contains 13–18 species, but is best known for a single species: jequirity ('' A. precatorius''). The highly toxic seeds of that ...
Millettieae
The tribe Millettieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae.
The following genera are recognized by the USDA. In 2019, some genera USDA places in this tribe were moved to tribe Wisterieae; these are listed at the end.
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Desmodieae
The tribe Desmodieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. It is composed of two subtribes, Desmodiinae and Lespedezinae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae.
Genera
The following genera are reco ...
.
The following subtribes and genera are recognized by the
USDA
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Bolusafra
''Bolusafra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cajanus
The genus ''Cajanus'' is a member of the plant family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia.
Species include the pigeon pea (''C. cajan''), which is a significant food crop.
''Cajanus'' speci ...
'' Adans.
* ''
Carrissoa
''Carrissoa'' 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 sub ...
'' Baker f.
* ''
Chrysoscias
''Rhynchosia'', also known as snoutbean, is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. There are several different complexes within the genus, including the ''Senna'' complex.Turner,B.L., http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/pdfs/Turner-Lundellia14. ...
'' E. Mey.
* ''
Dunbaria
''Dunbaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Uses
Root tubers of ''Dunbaria'' species have been used as traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory
The No ...
'' Wight & Arn.
* ''
Eriosema
''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae.
Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics.
Description
Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduce ...
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Paracalyx
''Paracalyx'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Rhynchosia'' Lour.
;Clitoriinae
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Barbieria
''Barbieria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.
It belongs to the Phaseoleae tribe of the Faboideae subfamily.
Taxonomy
De Candolle's (1825) Barbieria DC is a monotypic legume genus of questionable affinities, his ...
Clitoria
''Clitoria'' is a genus of mainly tropical and subtropical, insect-pollinated flowering pea vines.
Taxonomy Naming of the genus
This genus was named after the human clitoris, for the flowers bear a resemblance to the vulva. The first referenc ...
Canavalia
''Canavalia'' is a genus of plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) that comprises approximately 48 to 50 species of tropics, tropical vines. Members of the genus are commonly known as jack-beans. The species of ''Canavalia'' Endemism, endemic to ...
Rhodopis
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Glycine
Glycine (symbol Gly or G; ) is an amino acid that has a single hydrogen atom as its side chain. It is the simplest stable amino acid ( carbamic acid is unstable), with the chemical formula NH2‐ CH2‐ COOH. Glycine is one of the proteinog ...
Neonotonia
''Neonotonia'' 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 ...
Neustanthus
''Neustanthus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae and its tribe Phaseoleae. The only species is ''Neustanthus phaseoloides'', called tropical kudzu. This species is a forage crop and cover crop used ...
Pachyrhizus
''Pachyrhizus'' is a small genus of five or six species of tropical and subtropical plants growing from large, often edible taproots.
Jícama
The jícama or yam bean (''P. erosus'') is a vine widely grown for its large (10–15 cm di ...
Pueraria
''Pueraria'' is a genus of 15–20 species of legumes native to Asia. The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari.
The genus, as traditionally circum ...
Vatovaea
''Vatovaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that doe ...
'' Chiov.
* ''
Vigna
''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...
Apios
''Apios'' is a genus of flowering plants in the 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 subfamily is P ...
Mucuna
''Mucuna'' is a genus of around 100 accepted species of climbing lianas (vines) and shrubs of the family Fabaceae: tribe Phaseoleae, typically found in tropical forests.
The leaves are trifoliolate, alternate, or spiraled, and the flowers are pe ...