Exostyleae

The tribe Exostyleae is an early-branching monophyletic clade of the flowering plant subfamily Faboideae (or Papilionaceae) that are mostly found in Neotropical rainforests.

Exostyleae
Zollernia latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Meso-Papilionoideae
Tribe: Exostyleae
(Cardoso et al. 2012) Cardoso et al. 2013
Synonyms
  • Lecointea clade
  • Lecointioid clade Cardoso et al. 2012
  • Lecointioids
  • Sophoreae sensu Polhill, 1981 pro parte 4
  • Swartzieae sensu Cowan, 1981 pro parte B
  • Swartzieae sensu Cowan, 1981 pro parte C
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