Faboideae

Translingual

Etymology

Faba (“obsolete genus of broad bean”) +‎ -oideae

Proper noun

Faboideae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Fabaceae – many trees, shrubs and herbs, the flowers of which are pea-shaped.

Synonyms

• Papilionoideae

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Fabeae, Abreae, Adesmieae, Aeschynomeneae, Amorpheae, Bossiaeeae, Brongniartieae, Carmichaelieae, Cicereae, Crotalarieae, Dalbergieae, Desmodieae, Dipteryxeae, Euchresteae, Galegeae, Genisteae, Hedysareae, Hypocalypteae, Indigofereae, Loteae, Millettieae, Mirbelieae, Phaseoleae, Podalyrieae, Psoraleeae, Robinieae, Sophoreae, Swartzieae, Thermopsideae, Trifolieae – tribes
  • Abrus, Acmispon, Alhagi, Amorpha, Anagyris, Arachis, Astragalus, Bowdichia, Butea, Cajanus, Canavalia, Cicer, Clitoria, Crotalaria, Cytisus, Dalbergia, Dalea, Desmodium, Dipteryx, Dolichos, Ebenus, Erythrina, Gastrolobium, Genista, Glycine, Glycyrrhiza, Hardenbergia, Hedysarum, Hosackia, Indigofera, Kennedia, Laburnum, Lathyrus, Lens, Lespedeza, Lotus, Medicago, Melilotus, Myroxylon, Onobrychis, Oxytropis, Pericopsis, Phaseolus, Physostigma, Pisum, Psoralea, Pterocarpus, Pueraria, Rhodopis, Rhynchosia, Robinia, Scorpiurus, Securigera, Sesbania, Sophora, Swartzia, Tephrosia, Trifolium, Ulex, Vicia, Vigna, Wisteria, Zollernia – selected genera

References

• Faboideae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Faboideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Faboideae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons