The Fabaceae Family is split into 6 Subfamilies (Faboideae, Caesalpinioideae, Dialioideae, Duparquetioideae, Cercidoideae & Detarioideae). Better question, where do the Fabaceae Supertribes start & end? Subfamily Faboideae is big enough for Supertribe Classification no? Both Brassicaceae (Mustard …

Because the authors of the study chose not to divide the family into subtribes – e.g. maybe they decided it was not useful, or the relationships between the lower taxa could be represented adequately without a subtribe level. You are assuming that taxonomic ranks have some inherent meaning that is …

[image] spiphany: Because the authors of the study chose not to divide the family into subtribes Subtribes were divided & split apart, just no Supertribe classification laid out. It’s kind of a mess looking at the super Huge Faboideae Subfamily. I’m trying to classify Supertribes of the Fab…

Why doesn't the Fabaceae (Bean Family) have Supertribes?

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Why doesn't the Fabaceae (Bean Family) have Supertribes?

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