Psoraleeae Explained

The tribe Psoraleeae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae.^[1]

Genera

Psoraleeae comprises the following genera:^{[2] [3]}

• Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr.
• Cullen Medik.
• Hoita Rydb.
• Ladeania A. N. Egan & Reveal^[4]
• Orbexilum Raf.
• Otholobium C. H. Stirt.
• Pediomelum Rydb.
• Psoralea L.
• Rupertia J. W. Grimes

Systematics

Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:^{[5] [6] [7]}

Further reading

• M.S. . Dludlu MN . 2010 . Systematic studies of the southern African Psoraleoid legumes . The University of Cape Town .
• M.S. . Bello A. . 2016 . Taxonomy and evolutionary studies on the genus Psoralea L. (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae) . The University of Cape Town .
• Dludlu MN, Muasya AM, ((Chimphango SBM)), Stirton CH . 2015 . Taxonomy of the southern African Psoralea aphylla complex (Psoraleeae, Leguminosae) . South African Journal of Botany . 97 . 77–100 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.11.009. free .

Notes and References

1. Book: M. F. Wojciechowski . 2003 . http://www.public.asu.edu/~mfwojci/pdfs/WojciechowskiALS10.pdf . Reconstructing the phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae): An early 21st century perspective . B. B. Klitgaard . A. Bruneau . Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, Higher Level Systematics . 5–35 . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 1-84246-054-4.
2. Web site: . . Psoraleeae . January 17, 2003 . August 4, 2010.
3. Book: Grimes JW . 1990 . A revision of the New World species of Psoraleeae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) . Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden . 61 . 1–113 . 978-0-89327-356-9.
4. Egan AN, Reveal JL . 2009 . A new combination in Pediomelum and a new genus, Ladeania, from Western North America (Fabaceae, Psoraleeae) . Novon . 19 . 3 . 310–314 . 10.3417/2008074. 83538579 .
5. Egan AN, Crandall KA . 2008 . Incorporating gaps as phylogenetic characters across eight DNA regions: Ramifications for North American Psoraleeae (Leguminosae) . . 46 . 2 . 532–546 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.006 . 18039582.
6. Egan AN, Crandall KA . 2008 . Divergence and diversification in North American Psoraleeae (Fabaceae) due to climate change . . 6 . 55 . 10.1186/1741-7007-6-55. 19091055 . 2646706 . free .
7. Dludlu MN, Stirton CH, ((Chimphango SBM)), Bello A, Muasya AM . 2013 . Phylogenetic position of the southern African members of the tribe Psoraleeae based on molecular and morphological data . South African Journal of Botany . 89 . 150–155 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.06.019. free .