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Phaseoleae

The plant tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the legume subfamily Faboideae, in the unranked NPAAA clade. This group includes many of the beans cultivated for human and animal food, most importantly from the genera Glycine, Phaseolus, and Vigna.

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Phaseoleae
Phaseolus coccineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Meso-Papilionoideae
Clade: Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
Clade: Millettioids
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Bronn ex DC. (1825)
Subtribes

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Synonyms
  • Phaseolinae Bronn (1822)
  • Erythrineae (Benth.) Hassk. (1844)
  • Glycineae Burnett (1835)

The plant tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the legume subfamily Faboideae, in the unranked NPAAA clade. This group includes many of the beans cultivated for human and animal food, most importantly from the genera Glycine, Phaseolus, and Vigna.

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 and Psoraleeae, plus most of Millettieae and parts of Desmodieae.12

The following subtribes and genera are recognized by the USDA:3

Cajaninae4


Clitoriinae5


Diocleinae6


Glycininae7


Kennediinae12


Ophrestiinae13


Phaseolinae1415


incertae sedis
Notes

Notes

  1. Possibly synonymous with Rhynchosia
  2. Possibly synonymous with Camptosema
  3. Possibly synonymous with Dioclea
  4. Possibly synonymous with Galactia
  5. American genera formerly part of Vigna15
  6. USDA/GRIN places it under Glycininae following Pueraria DC., in conflict with A.N. Egan & B. Pan.10
  7. Possibly synonymous with Butea
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M, Sanderson MJ (2004). "A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well-supported subclades within the family". Am J Bot. 91 (11): 1846–1862. Bibcode:2004AmJB...91.1846W. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.11.1846. PMID 21652332.
  2. Li H, Wang W, Lin L, Zhu X, Li J, Zhu X, Chen Z (2013). "Diversification of the phaseoloid legumes: Effects of climate change, range expansion and habit shift". Frontiers in Plant Science. 4 (386): 1–8. Bibcode:2013FrPS....4..386L. doi:10.3389/fpls.2013.00386. PMC 3793175. PMID 24130564.
  3. "Tribe Phaseoleae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021. [follow tribe links and genera lists for the accepted genera in each tribe]
  4. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Cajaninae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Clitoriinae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Diocleinae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Glycininae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. A Phylogenetic Study of Amphicarpaea with a New Genus Afroamphica
  9. Egan AN, Pan B (2015). "Resolution of polyphyly in Pueraria (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae): The creation of two new genera, Haymondia and Toxicopueraria, the resurrection of Neustanthus, and a new combination in Teyleria". Phytotaxa. 218 (3): 201–226. Bibcode:2015Phytx.218..201E. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.218.3.1.
  10. Egan AN, Vatanparast M, Cagle W (2016). "Parsing polyphyletic Pueraria: Delimiting distinct evolutionary lineages through phylogeny" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 104: 44–59. Bibcode:2016MolPE.104...44E. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.001. hdl:10342/4191. PMID 27495827.
  11. Jiang, K.-W., Chen, Y., Li, H.-D., Ma, D.-D., Pan, B., Song, Z.-Q., Wan, K.-Y., Chen, Z.-H. & Li, G.-Y. (2023) Weizhia (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae), a new endemic genus from East China supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Phytotaxa 603 (3): 235–248. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.603.3.3
  12. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Kennediinae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Ophrestiinae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  14. "Genera and generic subdivisons of Fabaceae Lindl., nom. cons.: Phaseolinae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. Delgado-Salinas A, Thulin M, Pasquet R, Weeden N, Lavin M (2011). "Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera". Am J Bot. 98 (10): 1694–715. Bibcode:2011AmJB...98.1694D. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100069. PMID 21980163.
  16. Egan AN, Puttock CF (2016). "The genus Haymondia A.N.Egan & B.Pan bis (Fabaceae) in Thailand". Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany). 44 (1): 26–31. doi:10.20531/tfb.2016.44.1.06.
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