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Tab l e 1 . 1 Summary of tribes, genera and species in the three subfamilies of Leguminosae, mainly as
given in Lewis et al (2005), except that Mimozygantheae is included here in Mimoseae and some
recent changes in Crotalarieae are included. Numbers of species are approximate
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe
Genera
Species
Comments
Caesalpinieae
56
429
7 gen. known to nodulate 171 spp.
Cassieae
21
73
One nodulating genus 330 spp.
Cercideae
12
335
May be a separate branch
Detarieae
82
747
None known to nodulate
Mimosoideae
Tribe
Acacieae
1
1450
+
Subdivision in hand
Ingeae
36
950
300 in Inga
Mimoseae
41
870
500 in Mimosa
Papilionoideae
Tribe
Abreae
1
17
Amorpheae
8
246
165 in Dalea
Bossiaeeae
6
72
Brongniartieae
10
151
Cicereae
1
43
Crotalarieae
12
1120
Subject to revision
Dalbergieae
49
1324
250 in Dalbergia
Desmodieae
30
527
275 in Desmodium
Dipterygeae
3
22
Non-nodulating
Euchrestieae
1
4
Fabeae
5
328
Formerly Vicieae
Galegeae
24
2929
2300
+
in Astragalus
Genisteae
25
561
225 in Lupinus
Hedysareae
12
426
140-180 in Hedysarum
Hypocalypteae
1
3
Indigofereae
7
768
700 in Indigofera
Loteae
22
282
Includes Coronillieae
Millettieae
45
908
350 in Tephrosia
Mirbelieae
25
687
Phaseoleae
89
1576
230 in Rhynchosia
Podalyrieae
8
125
Psoraleae
9
185
Robinieae
11
71
Sesbanieae
1
60
Sophoreae
45
295
Polyphyletic
Swartzieae
17
258
Polyphyletic
Thermopsideae
6
45
Trifolieae
6
425
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