Caesalpinioideae

plant subfamily

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In Fabales: Evolution
…evidence confirms the hypothesis that Caesalpinioideae includes the earliest diverging lineages among the legumes. This was also the prevailing theory prior to molecular studies, based on the group’s high diversity in the tropics, an extended fossil record, and the wide variation of floral and vegetative structures beyond the specializations in…
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In Fabales: Classification of Fabaceae
…been divided into three subfamilies: Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae, and Faboideae (or Papilionoideae), each of which have been considered a separate plant family in the past. Classifications based on molecular analyses now separate Caesalpinioideae into several lineages and recognize the tribe Cercideae as a separate and more basal group in the family.…
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