| Galegeae | |
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| Galega officinalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Galegeae (Bronn) Torr. & Gray |
| Subtribes and Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Astragaleae |
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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]
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 Astragalinae
Subtribe Galeginae
Subtribe Glycyrrhizinae