Crotalarieae

Crotalarieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It includes rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), which is harvested for sale as a tisane.

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Commons category: Crotalarieae
taxon name: Crotalarieae
taxon rank: tribe
topic's main category: Category:Crotalarieae
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?type=tribe&id=1540

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Crotalarieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It includes rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), which is harvested for sale as a tisane.

==Description== The Crotalarieae arose 31.2 ± 3.4 million years ago (in the Oligocene). The members of this tribe consistently form a monophyletic clade in molecular phylogenetic analyses. The tribe does not currently have a node-based definition and no morphological synapomorphies have been identified. Several genera in the tribe produce quinolizidine alkaloids or macrocyclic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

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