Dialioideae

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Dialioideae
Dialium schlechteri Harms
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Dialioideae
Legume Phylogeny Working Group[1]
Type genus
Dialium
L.
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Dialiinae H.S.Irwin & Barneby 1981
  • Dialiinae Clade[2]
  • Labicheinae H.S.Irwin & Barneby 1981

The subfamily Dialioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant

tropical trees and shrubs. The subfamily consists of 17 genera, which are widespread throughout the tropics
. It has the following clade-based definition:

The most inclusive

Duparquetia orchidacea Baill., or Bobgunnia fistuloides (Harms) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema[1]

Members of the family also share the following morphological characteristics: the presence of cymose inflorescences, the absence of vestured pits in the xylem, and a high degree of organ loss.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Dialioideae comprises the following genera:[1]

Phylogenetics

Dialioideae exhibits the following phylogenetic relationships:[4] (compare [2][5][6][7])

Fabales

References