Category:Fabaceae

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Fabaceae
Temporal range: PalaeoceneRecent[1]
Flowering kudzu.jpg
Kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Lindl.[2] (Leguminosae Jussieu, nom. cons.).[3]
Type genus
Faba (now included in Vicia)
Mill.
Subfamilies[4]
Diversity
730 genera and 19,400 species
The biomes occupied by Fabaceae
Fabaceae distribution map. Legumes are found in four major biomes: rain forest, temperate, grass, and succulent.[5]
Synonyms

Fabaceae is the legume family.

Fabales


Polygalaceae (outgroup)



Surianaceae (outgroup)




Quillajaceae (outgroup)


Fabaceae



Cercidoideae



Detarioideae





Duparquetioideae




Dialioideae




Caesalpinioideae



Faboideae








References

  1. Wojciechowski, M. F.; Lavin, M.; Sanderson, M. J. (2004). "A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well-supported sub clades within the family". American Journal of Botany. 91 (11): 1846–62. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.11.1846. PMID 21652332.
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. Watson L.; Dallwitz, M. J. (2007-06-01). "The families of flowering plants: Leguminosae". Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  4. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  5. Schrire, B. D.; Lewis, G. P.; Lavin, M. (2005). "Biogeography of the Leguminosae". In Lewis, G; Schrire, G.; Mackinder, B.; Lock, M. Legumes of the world. Kew, England: Royal Botanic Gardens. pp. 21–54. ISBN 1-900347-80-6.

Acknowledgements

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Subcategories

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

Pages in category "Fabaceae"

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