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.

Members include the peanut, as well as the pea, the sweet pea, the laburnum, and other legumes. The pea-shaped flowers are characteristic of the Faboideae subfamily and root nodulation is very common. The papilionaceous species vary enormously in size from the tiny Lupinus uncialis only 2 cm in height to Pterocarpus mildbraedii subsp. usumbarensis at up to height.

Genera

The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.

  • Abrus

<!-- Acantharia is a nomen dubium. -->

  • Acmispon
  • Acosmium<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae -->
  • Adenocarpus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae -->
  • Adenodolichos
  • Adesmia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae -->
  • Aenictophyton<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Aeschynomene<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae -->
  • Afgekia
  • Aganope
  • Airyantha<!-- Reassigned to Baphieae. -->
  • Aldina
  • Alexa<!-- Reassigned to Angylocalyceae -->
  • Alhagi
  • Alistilus
  • Almaleea<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Alysicarpus
  • Amburana<!-- Reassigned to Amburaneae -->
  • Amicia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae -->
  • Ammodendron<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae -->
  • Ammopiptanthus<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae -->
  • Ammothamnus<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae -->
  • Amphiodon<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Amorpha<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Amphicarpaea
  • Amphimas<!-- Reassigned to Meso-Papilionoideae. -->
  • Amphithalea<!-- Assigned to Podalyrieae. -->
  • Anagyris<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Anarthrophyllum<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Ancistrotropis
  • Andira
  • Angylocalyx<!-- Reassigned to Angylocalyceae. -->
  • Antheroporum
  • Anthyllis
  • Antopetitia
  • Aotus<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Aphyllodium
  • Apios
  • Apoplanesia<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Apurimacia
  • Arachis<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Argyrocytisus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Argyrolobium<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Arthroclianthus
  • Aspalathus<!-- Assigned to Crotalarieae. -->
  • Astragalus
  • Ateleia<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Austrocallerya
  • Austrodolichos
  • Austrosteenisia
  • Baphia<!-- Reassigned to Baphieae. -->
  • Baphiastrum<!-- Reassigned to Baphieae. -->
  • Baphiopsis<!-- Reassigned to Baphieae. -->
  • Baptisia<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Barbieria
  • Behaimia<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->

<!-- Bergeronia was reclassified as Muellera. -->

  • Bionia<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Bituminaria<!-- Assigned to Psoraleeae -->
  • Bobgunnia<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Bocoa<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Bolusafra
  • Bolusanthus<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Bolusia<!-- Assigned to Crotalarieae. -->
  • Bossiaea<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Bowdichia<!-- Reassigned to Leptolobieae. -->
  • Bowringia<!-- Reassigned to Baphieae. -->
  • Brongniartia<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Brya<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Bryaspis<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Burkilliodendron
  • Butea
  • Cadia<!-- Assigned to Podalyrieae. -->
  • Cajanus
  • Calia
  • Calicotome<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Callerya<!-- Assigned to the IRLC clade. -->
  • Callistachys<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Calobota<!-- Assigned to Crotalarieae. -->
  • Calophaca
  • Calopogonium
  • Calpurnia<!-- Assigned to Podalyrieae. -->
  • Camoensia<!-- Reassigned to Camoensieae. -->
  • Camptosema<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Campylotropis
  • Canavalia<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Candolleodendron<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Caragana
  • Carmichaelia
  • Carrissoa
  • Cascaronia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Castanospermum<!-- Reassigned to Angylocalyceae. -->
  • Centrolobium<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Centrosema
  • Chadsia
  • Chaetocalyx<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Chamaecytisus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Chapmannia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Chesneya
  • Chorizema<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Christia
  • Cicer
  • Cladrastis<!-- Reassigned to the Cladrastis clade. -->
  • Clathrotropis<!-- Assigned to Ormosieae. -->
  • Cleobulia<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Clianthus
  • Clitoria
  • Clitoriopsis
  • Cochlianthus
  • Cochliasanthus
  • Daviesia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Decorsea
  • Dendrolobium
  • Derris
  • Dermatophyllum<!-- Assigned to Genistoids. -->
  • Desmodiastrum
  • Desmodium
  • Dewevrea
  • Dichilus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Dicraeopetalum<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Dillwynia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Dioclea<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Diphyllarium
  • Diphysa<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Diplotropis<!-- Reassigned to Leptolobieae. -->
  • Dipogon
  • Dipteryx<!-- Reassigned to Dipterygeae. -->
  • Discolobium<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Disynstemon
  • Dolichopsis
  • Dolichos
  • Dorycnium
  • Droogmansia
  • Dumasia
  • Dunbaria
  • Dussia<!-- Reassigned to Amburaneae. -->
  • Dysolobium
  • Ebenus
  • Echinospartum<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Eleiotis
  • Eminia
  • Endosamara
  • Eremosparton
  • Erichsenia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Erinacea<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Eriosema
  • Errazurizia<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Erythrina
  • Etaballia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Euchilopsis<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Euchlora<!-- Assigned to Crotalarieae. -->
  • Euchresta<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Eutaxia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Eversmannia
  • Exostyles<!-- Reassigned to Exostyleae. -->
  • Eysenhardtia<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Ezoloba<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Fiebrigiella<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Fissicalyx<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Flemingia
  • Fordia
  • Galactia<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Galega
  • Gastrolobium<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Geissaspis<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Genista<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Genistidium
  • Geoffroea<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Gliricidia
  • Glycine
  • Glycyrrhiza<!-- Assigned to the IRLC clade. -->
  • Gompholobium<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Gonocytisus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Goodia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Grazielodendron<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Guianodendron<!-- Reassigned to Leptolobieae. -->
  • Gueldenstaedtia
  • Halimodendron
  • Hammatolobium
  • Haplormosia<!-- Assigned to Ormosieae. -->
  • Hardenbergia
  • Harleyodendron<!-- Reassigned to Exostyleae. -->
  • Harpalyce<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Hebestigma
  • Hedysarum
  • Helicotropis
  • Humularia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Hymenocarpos
  • Hymenolobium
  • Hypocalyptus<!-- Assigned to Hypocalypteae. -->
  • Indigastrum<!-- Assigned to Indigofereae. -->
  • Indigofera<!-- Assigned to Indigofereae. -->
  • Inocarpus<!-- Micronesica40:169. --><!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Isotropis<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Jacksonia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Kanburia<!--Wisterieae-->
  • Kennedia
  • Kotschya<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Kummerowia
  • Lablab
  • +Laburnocytisus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Laburnum<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Lackeya<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Ladeania<!-- Assigned to Psoraleeae -->
  • Lamprolobium<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Lathyrus
  • Latrobea<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Lebeckia<!-- Assigned to Crotalarieae. -->
  • Lecointea<!-- Reassigned to Exostyleae. -->
  • Lembotropis<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Lennea
  • Lens
  • Leobordea<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Margaritolobium
  • Marina<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Mastersia
  • Mecopus
  • Medicago
  • Melilotus
  • Melliniella
  • Melolobium<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Microcharis<!-- Assigned to Indigofereae. -->
  • Mildbraediodendron<!-- Reassigned to Amburaneae. -->
  • Millettia
  • Mirbelia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Monopteryx<!-- Reassigned to Dipterygeae. -->
  • Mucuna
  • Muellera
  • Muelleranthus<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Mundulea
  • Myrocarpus<!-- Reassigned to Amburaneae. -->
  • Myrospermum<!-- Reassigned to Amburaneae. -->
  • Myroxylon<!-- Reassigned to Amburaneae. -->
  • Mysanthus
  • Nanhaia<!--Wisterieae-->
  • Neocollettia
  • Neoharmsia<!-- Assigned to Genistoids. -->
  • Neonotonia
  • Neorautanenia
  • Neorudolphia<!-- Assigned to Diocleae. -->
  • Nephrodesmus
  • Nesphostylis
  • Nissolia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Nogra
  • Oberholzeria
  • Olneya
  • Onobrychis
  • Ononis
  • Ophrestia
  • Orbexilum<!-- Assigned to Psoraleeae -->
  • Oreophysa
  • Ormocarpopsis<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Ormocarpum<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Ormosia<!-- Assigned to Ormosieae. -->
  • Orphanodendron<!-- Assigned to Genidstoids. -->
  • Ornithopus
  • Oryxis
  • Ostryocarpus
  • Otholobium<!-- Assigned to Psoraleeae -->
  • Otoptera
  • Ottleya
  • Oxylobium<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Oxyrhynchus
  • Oxytropis
  • Pachyrhizus
  • Padbruggea<!--Wisterieae-->
  • Panurea<!-- Assigned to Ormosieae. -->
  • Paracalyx
  • Paragoodia<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Paramachaerium<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Parochetus
  • Parryella<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Pearsonia<!-- Assigned to Crotalarieae. -->
  • Pediomelum<!-- Assigned to Psoraleeae -->
  • Pedleya<!-- newly published in 2018 -->

<!-- Peltiera was reclassified as Ormocarpopsis. -->

  • Periandra
  • Pericopsis<!-- Assigned to Genistoids. -->
  • Petaladenium<!-- Assigned to Amburaneae. -->
  • Peteria
  • Petteria<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Phaseolus
  • Phylacium
  • Phyllodium<!--Phyllodium pulchellum: DMT, 5-MEO-DMT, whole plant, roots, stems, leaves, flowers -->
  • Phyllota<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Phylloxylon<!-- Assigned to Indigofereae. -->
  • Physostigma
  • Pickeringia<!-- Reassigned to the Cladrastis clade. -->
  • Pictetia<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Piptanthus<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Piscidia
  • Pisum
  • Plagiocarpus<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Platycelyphium<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Platycyamus
  • Platylobium<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Platymiscium<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Platypodium<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Platysepalum
  • Podalyria<!-- Assigned to Podalyrieae. -->
  • Podocytisus<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Podolobium<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Poecilanthe<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Poiretia
  • Poitea<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Polhillia<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Polhillides
  • Pongamiopsis
  • Pseudarthria
  • Pseudeminia
  • Pseudoeriosema
  • Pseudovigna
  • Psophocarpus
  • Psoralea<!-- Assigned to Psoraleeae -->
  • Psorothamnus<!-- Assigned to Amorpheae. -->
  • Pterocarpus<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Pterodon<!-- Reassigned to Dipterygeae. -->
  • Ptycholobium
  • Ptychosema<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Pueraria
  • Pultenaea<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Pullenia<!-- Reassigned to Leptolobieae. -->
  • Steinbachiella<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Stirtonanthus<!-- Assigned to Podalyrieae. -->
  • Stonesiella<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Streblorrhiza
  • Strongylodon
  • Strophostyles
  • Stylosanthes<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Styphnolobium<!-- Reassigned to the Cladrastis clade. -->
  • Swainsona
  • Swartzia<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Sweetia<!-- Reassigned to the vataireoids. -->
  • Sylvichadsia
  • Syrmatium
  • Tabaroa<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Tadehagi
  • Taralea<!-- Reassigned to Dipterygeae. -->
  • Taverniera
  • Templetonia<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Tephrosia
  • Teramnus
  • Teyleria
  • Thermopsis<!-- Assigned to Sophoreae. -->
  • Thinicola<!-- Assigned to Brongniartieae. -->
  • Tipuana<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->
  • Trifidacanthus
  • Trifolium
  • Trigonella
  • Tripodion
  • Trischidium<!-- Assigned to Swartzieae. -->
  • Uleanthus<!-- Reassigned to Angylocalyceae. -->
  • Ulex<!-- Assigned to Genisteae. -->
  • Uraria
  • Uribea<!-- Reassigned to Exostyleae. -->
  • Urodon<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Vandasina
  • Vatairea<!-- Reassigned to the vataireoids. -->
  • Vataireopsis<!-- Caldasia27:89. --><!-- Reassigned to the vataireoids. -->
  • Vatovaea
  • Vavilovia
  • Vermifrux
  • Verdesmum <small>H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi 2012</small>
  • Vicia
  • Vigna
  • Viminaria<!-- Assigned to Mirbelioids -->
  • Virgilia<!-- Assigned to Podalyrieae. -->
  • Vuralia
  • Wajira<!-- Assigned to Dalbergieae. -->

Systematics

Modern molecular phylogenetics recommend a clade-based classification of Faboideae as a superior alternative to the traditional tribal classification of Polhill:

Note: Minor branches have been omitted.

Notes

References

  • Faboideae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, Information Retrieval.