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Psoraleeae

The tribe Psoraleeae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae.

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Psoraleeae
Psoralea pinnata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
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: 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.1

Genera

Psoraleeae comprises the following genera:234

Systematics

Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:678

Phaseoleae (outgroup)

Psoraleeae

Otholobium (African species)

Psoralea

References

References

  1. M. F. Wojciechowski (2003). "Reconstructing the phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae): An early 21st century perspective" (PDF). In B. B. Klitgaard; A. Bruneau (eds.). Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, Higher Level Systematics. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 5–35. ISBN 1-84246-054-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  2. Ashley N Egan, Abubakar Bello, Charles H Stirton, Samson B M Chimphango, A Muthama Muasya, Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of tribe Psoraleeae (Fabaceae) supports segregation of the South American Otholobium as a New Genus Grimolobium, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, boae083, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae083
  3. "Psoraleeae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. January 17, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. Grimes JW (1990). A revision of the New World species of Psoraleeae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 61. pp. 1–113. ISBN 978-0-89327-356-9. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  5. Egan AN, Reveal JL (2009). "A new combination in Pediomelum and a new genus, Ladeania, from Western North America (Fabaceae, Psoraleeae)". Novon. 19 (3): 310–314. doi:10.3417/2008074. S2CID 83538579.
  6. Egan AN, Crandall KA (2008). "Incorporating gaps as phylogenetic characters across eight DNA regions: Ramifications for North American Psoraleeae (Leguminosae)". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 46 (2): 532–546. Bibcode:2008MolPE..46..532E. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.006. PMID 18039582.
  7. Egan AN, Crandall KA (2008). "Divergence and diversification in North American Psoraleeae (Fabaceae) due to climate change". BMC Biology. 6: 55. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-55. PMC 2646706. PMID 19091055.
  8. Dludlu MN, Stirton CH, Chimphango SBM, Bello A, Muasya AM (2013). "Phylogenetic position of the southern African members of the tribe Psoraleeae based on molecular and morphological data". South African Journal of Botany. 89: 150–155. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.06.019.
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