Loteae
Encyclopedia
The tribe
Loteae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family
Fabaceae
.
The following genera
are recognized by the USDA:
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Loteae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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...
.
The following genera
Genera
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are recognized by the USDA:
- AnthyllisAnthyllisAnthyllis is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is Kidney Vetch Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus...
- AntopetitiaAntopetitiaAntopetitia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae.Members within the genus bear odd-pinnately compound leaves with five to eleven leaflets. Stipules are reduced to glands. Inflorescences are pedunculate umbels borne in axillae...
- CoronillaCoronillaThe genus Coronilla contains Old World shrubs and herbs.Coronilla species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the case-bearers Coleophora coronillae and Coleophora vicinella.Species include:* Coronilla glauca* Coronilla iberica* Coronilla minima* Coronilla...
- CytisopsisCytisopsisCytisopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- DorycniumDorycniumDorycnium is a genus of ten species in the pea family, from the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. It is related to Lotus and Tetragonolobus. Both Tetragonolobus and Dorycnium have sometimes been classified as part of Lotus....
- Dorycnopsis
- HammatolobiumHammatolobiumHammatolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae....
- HippocrepisHippocrepisHippocrepis is a genus of ornamental plants in the family Fabaceae....
- HymenocarposHymenocarposHymenocarpos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- Kebirita
- LotusLotus (genus)Lotus is a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from...
– bird's-foot trefoils - OrnithopusOrnithopusOrnithopus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.Selected species:*Ornithopus compressus—yellow serradella*Ornithopus micranthus*Ornithopus perpusillus—little white bird's foot*Ornithopus pinnatus—orange bird's foot...
- Podolotus
- ScorpiurusScorpiurus (plant)For the fly genus, see Scorpiurus .Scorpiurus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub-family Faboideae. It contains only two species: Scorpiurus muricatus, which is used in gardening and in salads as a garnish, and Scorpiurus vermiculatus. Both are...
- SecurigeraSecurigeraThe genus Securigera contains the Crown Vetch. It is a segregate genus of the genus Coronilla....
- TripodionTripodionTripodion is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
- VermifruxVermifruxVermifrux is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with the genus Dorycnopsis....