Cercidoideae
Subfamily of legumes
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Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include Cercis (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, Bauhinia, widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in tropical Asia, and Tylosema , a semi-woody genus of Africa. The subfamily occupies a basal position within the Fabaceae and is supported as monophyletic in many molecular phylogenies.[4][5][6][7][8][9] At the 6th International Legume Conference, the Legume Phylogeny Working Group proposed elevating the tribe Cercidae to the level of subfamily within the Leguminosae (Fabaceae).[10] The consensus agreed to the change, which was fully implemented in 2017.[3] It has the following clade-based definition:
The most inclusive crown clade containing Cercis canadensis L. and Bauhinia divaricata L. but not Poeppigia procera C.Presl, Duparquetia orchidacea Baill., or Bobgunnia fistuloides (Harms) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema.[3]
| Cercidoideae Temporal range: | |
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| Cercis siliquastrum | |
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| Phanera variegata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae Legume Phylogeny Working Group[3] |
| Type genus | |
| Cercis L. | |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Many genera show unique palynology.[11][12]
Genera
Cercidoideae comprises the following genera[3][13][14] organized into tribes:[15]
Cercideae
- Adenolobus (Harv. ex Benth. & Hook.f.) Torre & Hillc.
- Cercis L.
- Griffonia Baill.
Bauhinieae
Extinct
Phylogeny
Notes
- Several sources now treat Lasiobema as a section of genus Phanera.
