Crotalarieae | |
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Crotalaria verrucosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
(unranked): | Core genistoids |
Tribe: |
Crotalarieae (Benth.) Hutch |
Genera | |
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Synonyms | |
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Crotalarieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the bean family Fabaceae.
The Crotalarieae arose 31.2 ± 3.4 million years ago (in the Oligocene). The members of this tribe consistently form a monophyletic clade in molecular phylogenetic analyses. The tribe does not currently have a node-based definition and no morphological synapomorphies have been identified. Several genera in the tribe produce quinolizidine alkaloids or macrocyclic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Crotalarieae comprises the following genera: