The tribe Baphieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. The Baphieae tribe arose 55.3 ± 0.4 million years ago (in the early Eocene).
The Baphieae tribe has been circumscribed to include the following genera, which used to be placed in tribes Sophoreae and Swartzieae:
Airyantha Brummitt
Baphia Afzel. ex Lodd. et al.
Baphiastrum Harms
Baphiopsis Benth. ex Baker
Bowringia Champ. ex Benth.
Dalhousiea Wall. ex Benth.
Leucomphalos Benth. ex Planch.
This clade does not currently have a node-based, phylogenetic definition. Members of the Baphieae exhibit the following synapomorphies:
...free stamens and poorly differentiated lower petals, or flowers sometimes appearing radially symmetrical,...simple or unifoliolate leaves, anthers more or less basifixed, and the calyx splitting to the base either down one side only and so appearing spathaceous, or down both sides and so becoming bilabiate.
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The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely distributed, and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants. Members include the pea, the sweet pea, the laburnum, and other legumes. The pea-shaped flowers are characteristic of the Faboideae subfamily and root nodulation is very common.