Caesalpinioideae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae – Caesalpinieae – Cassieae – Ingeae – Mimoseae – Tachigalieae

Overview of genera

Caesalpinioideae s.s.: Acrocarpus – Arapatiella – Arcoa – Arquita – Balsamocarpon – Batesia – Biancaea – Burkea – Bussea – Caesalpinia – Campsiandra – Cassia – Cenostigma – Ceratonia – Chamaecrista – Colvillea – Conzattia – Cordeauxia – Coulteria – Delonix – Denisophytum – Dimorphandra – Diptychandra – Erythrophleum – Erythrostemon – Gelrebia – Gleditsia – Guilandina – Gymnocladus – Haematoxylum – Hererolandia – Heteroflorum – Hoffmannseggia – Hultholia – Jacqueshuberia – Lemuropisum – Libidibia – Lophocarpinia – Melanoxylum – Mezoneuron – Moldenhawera – Mora – Moullava – Orphanodendron – Pachyelasma – Parkinsonia – Paubrasilia – Peltophorum – Poeppigia – Pomaria – Pterogyne – Pterolobium – Recordoxylon – Schizolobium – Senna – Stachyothyrsus – Stahlia – Stenodrepanum – Stuhlmannia – Sympetalandra – Tachigali – Tara – Tetrapterocarpon – Umtiza – Vouacapoua – Zuccagnia

The mimosoid clade: Abarema – Acacia – Acaciella – Adenanthera – Adenopodia – Alantsilodendron – Albizia – Amblygonocarpus – Anadenanthera – Archidendron – Archidendropsis – Aubrevillea – Balizia – Blanchetiodendron – Calliandra – Calliandropsis – Calpocalyx – Cathormion – Cedrelinga – Chidlowia – Chloroleucon – Cojoba – Cylicodiscus – Desmanthus – Dichrostachys – Dinizia – Ebenopsis – Elephantorrhiza – Entada – Enterolobium – Faidherbia – Falcataria – Fillaeopsis – Gagnebina – Guinetia – Havardia – Hesperalbizia – Hydrochorea – Indopiptadenia – Inga – Kanaloa – Lachesiodendron – Lemurodendron – Leucaena – Leucochloron – Lysiloma – Macrosamanea – Mariosousa – Marmaroxylon – Microlobius – Mimosa – Mimozyganthus – Neptunia – Newtonia – Painteria – Parapiptadenia – Pararchidendron – Parasenegalia – Paraserianthes – Parkia – Pentaclethra – Piptadenia – Piptadeniastrum – Piptadeniopsis – Pithecellobium – Pityrocarpa – Plathymenia – Prosopidastrum – Prosopis – Pseudalbizzia – Pseudopiptadenia – Pseudoprosopis – Pseudosamanea – Pseudosenegalia – Samanea – Schleinitzia – Senegalia – Serianthes – Sphinga – Stryphnodendron – Tetrapleura – Thailentadopsis – Vachellia – Viguieranthus – Wallaceodendron – Xerocladia – Xylia – Zapoteca – Zygia

Name

Caesalpinioideae DC. Prodr. 2: 473. (1825)

Type genus: Caesalpinia L. Sp. Pl. 1: 380 (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Caesalpinieae Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2(2): 544. (1832)
Heterotypic
- Cassioideae Burmeist., Handb. Naturgesch.: 319. (1837) (“Cassieae”)
- Cassieae Bronn Form. Pl. Legumin. 78, 127, 130. (1822)
  - Type: Cassia L., nom. cons.
- Ceratonieae Rchb. (1832)
- Dimorphandreae Benth. (1840)
- Sclerolobieae Benth. (1865)
- Moreae Britton & Rose (1930)
- Mimosoideae DC., Prodr. 2: 424. (1825)
- Mimoseae Bronn (1822)
  - Type: Mimosa L.
- Parkieae (Wight & Arn.) Endl.
- Adenanthereae (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Piptadenieae Benth
- Mimozygantheae Burkart (1939)

Note: See Discussion Page, but it is too early to place Dimorphandreae and Mimoseae here as distinct tribes (Stevens, 2020), as the clade phylogeny have yet to produce a workable taxonomy.

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 473. BHL

Additional references

Bruneau, A., Mercure, M., Lewis, G.P. & Herendeen, P.S. 2008. Phylogenetic patterns and diversification in the caesalpinioid legumes. Botany 86(7): 697–718. Abstract Reference page.
Fougere Danezan, M., Maumont, S. & Bruneau, A. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships in resin-producing Detarieae inferred from molecular data and preliminary results for a biogeographic hypothesis. Advances in Legume Systematics 10: 161–180.
Gagnon, E., Lewis, G.P., Sotuyo, J.S., Hughes, C.E. & Bruneau, A. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of Caesalpinia sensu lato: Increased sampling reveals new insights and more genera than expected. South African Journal of Botany 89: 111–127. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.07.027 . Reference page.
Gagnon, E., Bruneau, A., Hughes, C.E., de Queiroz, L.P. & Lewis, G.P. 2016. A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae). PhytoKeys 71: 1–160. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203 Full text HTML Reference page.
Herendeen, P.S., Bruneau, A. & Lewis, G.P. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships in caesalpinioid legumes: a preliminary analysis based on morphological and molecular data. Advances in Legume Systematics 10: 37–62.
Legume Phylogeny Working Group 2017. A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny. Taxon 66(1): 44–77. DOI: 10.12705/661.3 PDF. Reference page.
Luckow, M., Miller, J.T., Murphy, D.J. & Livshultz, T. 2003. A phylogenetic analysis of the Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) based on chloroplast DNA sequence data. Advances in Legume Systematics, part, 10, pp.197-220. Full text from ResearchGate Reference page.
Manzanilla, V. & Bruneau, A. 2012. Phylogeny reconstruction in the Caesalpinieae grade (Leguminosae) based on duplicated copies of the sucrose synthase gene and plastid markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65(1): 149–162. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.05.035 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Miller, J.T. Terra, V., Riggins, C., Ebinger, J.E. & Seigler, D.S. 2017. Molecular Phylogenetics of Parasenegalia and Pseudosenegalia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae). Systematic Botany 42(3): 465-469. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X696140 Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2022. Caesalpinioideae. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 28 2022.
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Цэзальпініевыя
Deutsch: Johannisbrotgewächse
македонски: Рогачовидни
русский: Цезальпиновые
українська: Цезальпінієві