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 …

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

We investigated symbiotic and physiological properties, and taxonomic position, of 23
bacterial strains isolated from Lebeckia ambigua root nodules collected from the South …

Abstract The Leguminosae (or Fabaceae) currently comprises 751 genera. In most of the
world's herbaria the genera are arranged by old, non-phylogenetic, classification systems …

The bark of Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg and Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.)
Brenan were characterized in relation to anatomical and chemical features. The barks were …

A review of the genus Crotalaria is presented, the genus is one of the largest genera in
angiosperms with ca. 700 species distributed globally. The main centre of biodiversity is …

Lotononis is a large and taxonomically complex genus of the tribe Crotalarieae, with the
majority of its species occurring within southern Africa. In this study, sequence and …

Flowers in the tribe Crotalarieae of the family Fabaceae are generally adapted to bee
pollination mechanisms. Molecular systematics have recently provided a major step towards …

Abstract Background and Aims The legume clade Lotononis sensu lato (sl; tribe
Crotalarieae) comprises three genera: Listia, Leobordea and Lotononis sensu stricto (ss) …

Two new species of Fabaceae-Papilionoideae are described and illustrated. Crotalaria
suffruticosa from Karul Ghat region of Maharashtra is morphologically close to C. albida and …