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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Rank
  
Tribe

Order
  
Fabales

Subfamily
  
Faboideae

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Similar
  
Desmodieae, Robinieae, Crotalarieae, Millettieae, Sophoreae

The tribe Indigofereae is a subdivision of the plant family Fabaceae. It is consistently recovered as a monophyletic clade in molecular phylogenies. The Indigofereae arose 30.0 ± 3.3 million years ago (in the Oligocene).

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This tribe does not currently have a node-based, phylogenetic definition, but it can be distinguished by the following morphological synapomorphies: the presence of biramous hairs, keel spurs, short free staminal filaments, and short fruiting pedicels; and the loss of stipels and seed arils.

Genera

Indigofereae comprises the following genera:

  • Cyamopsis DC.
  • Indigastrum Jaub. & Spach
  • Indigofera L.
  • Microcharis Benth.
  • Phylloxylon Baill.
  • Rhynchotropis Harms.

    • Systematics

    Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:

    References

    Indigofereae Wikipedia
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