Fabaceae

Tribes & Genera

Faboideae Subfamily

Phaseoleae Tribe (Bean) [Warm Season Legumes]

Phaseolineae Subtribe

• Phaseolus (Bean)
• Vigna (Cowpea)
• Lablab (Hyacinth Bean)
• Macrotyloma (Horsegram)
• Strophostyles (Fuzzy Bean)
• Sphenostylis (African Yam Bean)

Glycinieae Subtribe

• Glycine (Soy Bean)
• Teramnus (Wild Bean)
• Amphicarpaea (Hog Peanut)
• Pueraria (Kudzu)
• Pachyrhizus (Jicama)

Subtribe Diocleinae

• Canavalia (Sword Bean)

Subtribe Cajanineae

• Cajanus (Piegon Pea)
• Dunbaria (No Common Name)

Uncertain Subtribe

• Mucuna (Velvet/Itch Bean) : Forms a Claude with Apios, both Phylogenically Close!
• Apios (Groundnut) : Forms a Claude with Mucuna, both Phylogenically Close!
• Psophocarpus (Winged Bean) : Phylogenic Position inbetween Subtribes Glycinieae & Phaseolinieae.

Psoraleeae Tribe (Prairie Turnip) : Phylogenically close to Phaseoleae Tribe.

• Pediomelum (Prairie Turnip)

Fabeae Tribe (Pea/Lentil/Fava Bean) [Cool Season Legumes]

Vicineae Subtribe

• Vicia faba (Fava Bean)
• Vicia (Vetch)
• Lens (Lentil)

Lathyrineae Subtribe

• Pisum (Garden Pea)
• Vavilovia (Vavilovia Pea)
• Lathyrus (Ornamental Pea)

Cicereae Tribe (Chickpea) : Phylogenically close to Fabaea Tribe.

• Cicer arietinum (Chickpea)

Dalbergieae Tribe (Peanut)

• Arachis (Peanut)

Desmodieae Tribe (Sticktight Bean)

• Desmodium (Sticktight Bean)
• Lespedeza (Japanese Bush-Clover)

Trifolieae Tribe (Clover)

• Trifolium (Clover)
• Medicago (Alfalfa/Black Medic)
• Melilotus (Sweet Clovers)
• Trigonella (Fenugreek) : Phylogenically Closely Related to Melilotus, might be combined eventually.

Amorpheae Tribe (Lead Plant)

• Amorpha (Lead Plant)
• Dalea (Prairie Clover)

Galegeae Tribe (Licorice/Groundplum)

• Glycyrrhiza (Licorice)
• Astragalus (Groundplum)

Hedysareae Tribe (Sweet Vetch)

• Hedysarum (Sweet Vetch)

Indigofereae Tribe (Indigo/Guar)

• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar/Cluster Bean)

Robinieae Tribe (Black Locust)

• Robinia (Black Locust)
• Olneya tesota (Desert Ironwood)

Wisterieae Tribe (Wisteria)

• Wisteria (Wisteria)

Diocleae Tribe (Sea Purse)

• Dioclea (Sea Purse)

Caesalpinioideae Subfamily

Umtiza Clade (HoneyLocust/Coffee Tree)

• Ceratonia (Carob Tree) : Unsure if it’s truly within this tribe
• Gleditsia (Honeylocust)
• Gymnocladus (Coffee Tree)

Mimodoideae Subfamily (Tribe?)

Tribe Accuracy is subject to change (It’s Nested within Caesalpinioideae Subfamily).

Mimoseae Tribe (Mimosa/Mesquite)

• Prosopis (Mesquite)
• Desmanthus (Bundleflower/Donkey Bean)

Ingeae Tribe (Ice-Cream Bean/Silk Tree)

• Igna (Ice-Cream Bean)
• Albizia (Silk Tree)

Cercidoideae Subfamily

Cercideae Tribe (Redbud)

• Cercis (Redbud)

Detarioideae Subfamily

Amherstieae Tribe (Tamarind)

• Tamarindus (Tamarind)