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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., Article 19.7
This subfamily is widely distributed, and members are adapted to a wide variety of environments. Faboideae may be , , or herbaceous plants. Members include the pea, the sweet pea, the laburnum, and other . The pea-shaped flowers are characteristic of the Faboideae subfamily and Root nodules is very common. The papilionaceous species vary enormously in size from the tiny Lupinus uncialis only 2 cm in height to Pterocarpus mildbraedii subsp. usumbarensis at up to height.
Note: Minor branches have been omitted.
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