Secondary metabolites, at least the major ones present in a plant, apparently function as
defence (against herbivores, microbes, viruses or competing plants) and signal compounds …

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 …

The classification of the legume family proposed here addresses the long-known non-
monophyly of the traditionally recognised subfamily Caesalpinioideae, by recognising six …

Fabaceae are the third largest angiosperm family, with 765 genera and∼ 19 500 species.
They are important both economically and ecologically, and global Fabaceae crops are …

The classification of the legume family proposed here addresses the long‐known non‐
monophyly of the traditionally recognised subfamily Caesalpinioideae, by recognising six …

Phylogenomic analyses have helped resolve many recalcitrant relationships in the
angiosperm tree of life, yet phylogenetic resolution of the backbone of the Leguminosae …

Friedman WE, RC Moore, and MD Purugganan. 2004. The evolution of plant development.
Am. J. Bot. 91: 1726–1741. Friis EM, PR Crane, and KP Pedersen. 1997. Fossil history of …

Tertiary macrofossils of the flowering plant family Leguminosae (legumes) were used as
time constraints to estimate ages of the earliest branching clades identified in separate …

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 …

Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135?
170 million years ago, angiosperms—or flowering plants—are the most diverse and species …