Sophoreae

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Sophoreae
Sophora tetraptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Spreng. ex DC.

The tribe Sophoreae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. This group of genera, which have relatively simple flowers and unspecialized pinnate leaves and quinolizilidine alkaloids, appears to be polyphyletic.[1][2] The following genera are recognized by the USDA:[3]

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    References

    1. E. Käss & M. Wink (1995). "Molecular phylogeny of the Papilionoideae (Family Leguminosae): rbcL gene sequences versus chemical taxonomy" (PDF). Botanica Acta 108: 149–162. 
    2. Martin F. Wojciechowski (June 14, 2006). "Cladrastis clade". Retrieved November 13, 2013. 
    3. "Sophoreae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. January 17, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2010. 

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