Galegeae
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Galegeae is a tribe of the subfamily Faboideae. The tribe is found mostly in the northern hemisphere, but can also be found in Australia, Africa, and South America. The type genus is Galega.[1]
[edit] Classification
The tribe Galegeae contains roughly twenty genera.[2] Indigofereae and Psoraleeae were once included as subtribes, but have since been elevated as distinct tribes.[3]
- Subtribe Alhagiinae
- Alhagi Gagnebin
- Subtribe Astragalinae
- Astragalus L.
- Biserrula L.
- Calophaca Fisch. ex DC.
- Caragana Fabr.
- Chesneya Lindl. ex Endl.
- Gueldenstaedtia Fisch.
- Halimodendron Fisch. ex DC.
- Oxytropis DC.
- Spongiocarpella Yakovlev & N. Ulziykh.
- Subtribe Coluteinae
- Clianthus Sol. ex Lindl.
- Colutea L.
- Eremosparton Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lessertia DC.
- Oreophysa (Bunge ex Boiss.) Bornm.
- Smirnowia Bunge
- Sphaerophysa DC.
- Swainsona Salisb.
- Subtribe Galeginae
- Galega L.
- Subtribe Glycyrrhizinae
- Glycyrrhiza L.
[edit] References
- ^ Dassanayake, M D, et al. (1980). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon. Taylor & Francis, 109. ISBN 9061910641.
- ^ GRIN Taxonomy for Plants; tribe Galegeae. Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ Rydberg, P A (Nov 1923). "Genera of North American Fabaceae. I. Tribe Galegeae". American Journal of Botany 10 (9): 485. doi:.
