Phaseoleae

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iPhaseoleae
Black-eyed peas, Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genera
include: Canavalia Lablab Macrotyloma Mucuna Phaseolus Psophocarpus Pueraria Vigna

The tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae, which includes the legumes. This tribe includes many of the beans cultivated for human and animal food.

Some of the species in Tribe Phaseoleae include:

• moth bean (Vigna acontifolia)
• azuki bean (Vigna angularis)
• urad bean (Vigna mungo)
• mung bean (Vigna radiata)
• rice bean (Vigna umbellata)
• Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea, but placed by some authors in genus Voandzeia)
• cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), and subspecies catjang, black-eyed pea, and yardlong bean
• winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
• common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): includes varieties such as pinto and kidney beans
• tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)
• runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
• lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
• hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
• Kersting's bean (Macrotyloma geocarpum)
• pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
• soybean (Glycine max)
• velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens)