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:
Systematics
Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:
References
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