Papilionoideae

Faboideae

Crotalaria retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribes
Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Fabeae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Hypocalypteae Indigofereae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sesbanieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae

Distribution of the Faboideae.
Synonyms
Aspalathaceae Martynov Astragalaceae Berchtold & J. Presl Ciceraceae W. Steele Coronillaceae Martynov Cytisaceae Berchtold & J. Presl Dalbergiaceae Martinov Daleaceae Berchtold & J. Presl Galedupaceae Martynov Geoffroeaceae Martius Hedysaraceae Oken Inocarpaceae Berchtold & J. Presl Lathyraceae Burnett Lotaceae Oken Papilionatae Taub. Papilionaceae Giseke Papilionoideae (L.) DC. 1825 Phaseolaceae Martius Robiniaceae Vest Sophoraceae Berchtold & J. Presl Tamarindaceae Martinov Trifoliaceae Berchtold & J. Presl Viciaceae Oken

The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.

This subfamily is widely distributed, and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants. Members include the pea, the sweet pea, the laburnum, and other legumes. The flowers are classically pea-shaped, and root nodulation is very common.

The type genus, Faba, is a synonym of Vicia, and is listed here as Vicia.

Modern molecular phylogenetics recommend a clade-based classification of Faboideae as a superior alternative to the traditional tribal classification of Polhill:

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