Faboideae

Faboideae
Temporal range:
Crotalaria retusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribes
Distribution of the Faboideae
Synonyms
  • Aspalathaceae Martynov
  • Astragalaceae Berchtold & J. Presl
  • Ciceraceae W. Steele
  • Coronillaceae Martynov
  • Cytisaceae Berchtold & J. Presl
  • Dalbergiaceae Martinov
  • Daleaceae Berchtold & J. Presl
  • Galedupaceae Martynov
  • Geoffroeaceae Martius
  • Hedysaraceae Oken
  • Inocarpaceae Berchtold & J. Presl
  • Lathyraceae Burnett
  • Lotaceae Oken
  • Papilionatae Taub.
  • Papilionaceae Giseke
  • Papilionoideae (L.) DC. 1825
  • Phaseolaceae Martius
  • Robiniaceae Vest
  • Sophoraceae Berchtold & J. Presl
  • Tamarindaceae Martinov
  • Trifoliaceae Berchtold & J. Presl
  • Viciaceae Oken

The Faboideae is the largest subfamily in the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An alternative name for the subfamily, mostly used in older literature, is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.

Widely known members of this subfamily include peanuts, peas, lentils, lupin, soybean, and other legumes. The butterfly-shaped flowers are characteristic of the Faboideae subfamily and root nodulation is very common. The species in this subfamily vary enormously in size, from the tiny Lupinus uncialis reaching only 2 cm in height, to Pterocarpus mildbraedii subsp. usumbarensis at up to 75 m (246 ft) height.

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