What is "phaseoleae"

The plant tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the legume subfamily Faboideae. This group includes many of the beans cultivated for human and animal food, most importantly from the genera Glycine, Phaseolus, and Vigna.

Although the tribe as defined in the late 20th century does not appear to be monophyletic, there does seem to be a monophyletic group which roughly corresponds to the tribe Phaseoleae (with some changes). Phaseoleae is related to the tribes Millettieae, Abreae and Psoraleeae, plus parts of Desmodieae.

The following subtribes and genera are recognized by the USDA:

Cajaninae

• Adenodolichos Harms
• Bolusafra Kuntze
• Cajanus Adans.
• Carrissoa Baker f.
• Chrysoscias E. Mey.
• Dunbaria Wight & Arn.
• Eriosema (DC.) Desv.
• Flemingia Roxb. ex W. T. Aiton
• Paracalyx Ali
• Rhynchosia Lour.

Clitoriinae

• Barbieria DC.
• Centrosema (DC.) Benth.
• Clitoria L.
• Clitoriopsis R. Wilczek
• Periandra Mart. ex Benth.

Diocleinae

• Camptosema Hook. & Arn.
• Canavalia Adans.
• Cleobulia Mart. ex Benth.
• Collaea DC.
• Cratylia Mart. ex Benth.
• Cymbosema Benth.
• Dioclea Kunth
• Galactia P. Browne
• Lackeya Fortunato et al.
• Luzonia Elmer
• Macropsychanthus Harms ex K. Schum. & Lauterb.
• Neorudolphia Britton
• Rhodopsis Urb.

Glycininae

• Amphicarpaea Elliott ex Nutt.
• Calopogonium Desv.
• Cologania Kunth
• Dumasia DC.
• Eminia Taub.
• Glycine Willd.
• Herpyza C. Wright
• Neocollettia Hemsl.
• Neonotonia J. A. Lackey
• Neorautanenia Schinz
• Nogra Merr.
• Pachyrhizus Rich. ex DC.
• Phylacium Benn.
• Pseudeminia Verdc.
• Pseudovigna (Harms) Verdc.
• Pueraria DC.
• Sinodolichos Verdc.
• Teramnus P. Browne
• Teyleria Backer

Kennediinae

• Hardenbergia Benth.
• Kennedia Vent.
• Vandasina Rauschert

Ophrestiinae

• Cruddasia Prain
• Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes
• Pseudoeriosema Hauman

Phaseolinae

• Alistilus N. E. Br.
• Ancistrotropis A. Delgado
• Austrodolichos Verdc.
• Cochliasanthus Trew
• Condylostylis Piper
• Dipogon Liebm.
• Dolichopsis Hassl.
• Dolichos L.
• Helicotropis A. Delgado
• Lablab Adans.
• Leptospron (Benth.) A. Delgado
• Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb.
• Macrotyloma (Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
• Mysanthus G. P. Lewis & A. Delgado
• Nesphostylis Verdc.
• Oryxis A. Delgado & G. P. Lewis
• Oxyrhynchus Brandegee
• Phaseolus L.
• Physostigma Balf.
• Ramirezella Rose
• Sigmoidotropis (Piper) A. Delgado
• Spathionema Taub.
• Sphenostylis E. Mey.
• Strophostyles Elliott
• Vatovaea Chiov.
• Vigna Savi
• Wajira Thulin

incertae sedis

• Apios Fabr.
• Butea Roxb. ex Willd.
• Cochlianthus Benth.
• Decorsea R. Vig.
• Diphyllarium Gagnep.
• Dysolobium (Benth.) Prain
• Erythrina L.
• Mastersia Benth.
• Meizotropis Voigt
• Mucuna Adans.
• Otoptera DC.
• Psophocarpus Neck. ex DC.
• Shuteria Wight & Arn.
• Spatholobus Hassk.
• Strongylodon Vogel