Economically, legumes (Fabaceae) represent the second most important family of crop
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …

The Leguminosae, the third–largest angiosperm family, has a global distribution and high
ecological and economic impor tance. We examine how the legume systematic research …

Phylogenetic analysis of 330 plastid matK gene sequences, representing 235 genera from
37 of 39 tribes, and four outgroup taxa from eurosids I supports many well‐resolved …

Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus. That leaves around 700 other legume genera and
20,000 species left to consider—legumes are the third largest flowering plant family, behind …

Resolving the phylogenetic relationships of the deep nodes of papilionoid legumes
(Papilionoideae) is essential to understanding the evolutionary history and diversification of …

• Premise of study: Phylogenetic relationships of the papilionoid legumes (Papilionoideae)
reveal that the early branches are more highly diverse in floral morphology than are other …

Comprising 501 genera and around 14,000 species, Papilionoideae is not only the largest
subfamily of Fabaceae (Leguminosae; legumes), but also one of the most extraordinarily …

Trifolium, the clover genus, is one of the largest genera of the legume family. We conducted
parsimony and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal DNA internal …

Abstract Background Tribe Fabeae comprises about 380 legume species, including some of
the most ancient and important crops like lentil, pea, and broad bean. Breeding efforts in …

Best known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and
widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world." Alfalfa and …