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Legumes of the World

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Phaseoleae s.l.

Phylogeny:

Leguminosae
Papilionoideae
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Millettioid s.l.
Phaseoleae s.l.

Clade information

14 subclades

118 genera

2,078 - 2,103 species

G P Lewis

Centrosema arenarium Benth.
G P Lewis

D Du Puy

Decorsea grandidieri (Baill.) R.Vig.
D Du Puy

Mucuna

B D Schrire

Lespedeza formosa (Vogel) Koehne
B D Schrire

C H Stirton

Psoralea pinnata L. var. P. aculeata Andr.
C H Stirton

G P Lewis

Desmodium vargasianum B.G.Schub.
G P Lewis

Duncan Mackinder

Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
Duncan Mackinder

P Gasson

Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
P Gasson

G P Lewis

Otholobium mexicanum (L.f.) J.W.Grimes
G P Lewis RBG Kew

RBG Kew

Kennedia stirlingii Lindl.
RBG Kew unknown

unknown

Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai
unknown

G P Lewis

Phaseolus coccineus L.
G P Lewis

D Du Puy

Rhynchosia leandrii Du Puy & Laba
D Du Puy

Mucuna

D Du Puy

Macrotyloma axillare (E.Mey.) Verdc. var. glabrum (E.Mey.) Verdc.
D Du Puy

Mucuna

unknown

Melliniella micrantha Harms
unknown

B D Schrire

Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn
B D Schrire ESW ?

ESW ?

Oxyrhynchus volubilis Brandegee
ESW ?

G P Lewis

Rhynchosia mantaroensis J.F.Macbr. var. cuprinervia Grear
G P Lewis

G P Lewis

Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth.
G P Lewis

Duncan Mackinder

Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
Duncan Mackinder M Hart

M Hart

Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.
M Hart

B D Schrire

Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai
B D Schrire

G P Lewis

Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth
G P Lewis

G P Lewis

Clitoria brachystegia Benth.
G P Lewis unknown

unknown

Cologania broussonettii DC.
unknown

D Du Puy

Hylodesmum repandum (Vahl) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill
D Du Puy

B D Schrire

Vigna vexillata (L.) A.Rich.
B D Schrire

G P Lewis

Erythrina peruviana Krukoff
G P Lewis RBG Kew

RBG Kew

Kennedia beckxiana F. Muell.
RBG Kew RBG Kew

RBG Kew

Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
RBG Kew

D Du Puy

Clitoria lasciva Bojer ex Benth.
D Du Puy

D Du Puy

Erythrina madagascariensis Du Puy & Laba
D Du Puy

J Hooper

Vigna caracalla (L.) Verdc.
J Hooper

Mucuna macrocarpa Wall.

Mucuna macrocarpa Wall.

G P Lewis

Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.
G P Lewis

G P Lewis

Periandra mediterranea (Vell.) Taub.
G P Lewis

D Du Puy

Alistilus jumellii (R.Vig.) Verdc.
D Du Puy

D Du Puy

Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.
D Du Puy P Cribb

P Cribb

Campylotropis polyantha (Franch.) Schindl.
P Cribb

G P Lewis

Apios tuberosa Moench
G P Lewis

G P Lewis

Lespedeza maximowiczii C.K.Schneid.
G P Lewis

Mucuna membranacea Hayata

Mucuna membranacea Hayata

D Du Puy

Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars
D Du Puy

S Andrews

Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc.
S Andrews

D Du Puy

Dolichos fangista R.Vig.
D Du Puy

D Du Puy

Eriosema psoraleoides (Lam.) G.Don
D Du Puy

D Du Puy

Strongylodon madagascariensis Baker
D Du Puy

G P Lewis

Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
G P Lewis

Included Taxa

Basal Phaseoloid

Desmodieae

Desmodioid s.l.

Phaseoleae s.s.

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