Callerya
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Callerya is a genus of flowering plant
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae
. Genetic analysis shows Callerya and Wisteria
to be each others' closest relatives and quite distinct from other members of the tribe Millettieae
. Both have eight chromosomes.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
. Genetic analysis shows Callerya and Wisteria
Wisteria
Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria...
to be each others' closest relatives and quite distinct from other members of the tribe Millettieae
Millettieae
The tribe Millettieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae.The following genera are recognized by the USDA:* Afgekia Craib* Aganope Miq.* Antheroporum Gagnep.* Apurimacia Harms* Austrosteenisia R...
. Both have eight chromosomes.