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Tribe Crotalarieae(Benth.) Hutch |
Crotalarieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the bean family Fabaceae.
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Description
The Crotalarieae arose 31.2 ± 3.4 million years ago (in the Oligocene). The members of this tribe consistently form a monophyletic clade in molecular phylogenetic analyses. The tribe does not currently have a node-based definition and no morphological synapomorphies have been identified. Several genera in the tribe produce quinolizidine alkaloids or macrocyclic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Genera
Crotalarieae comprises the following genera:
References
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