Botany: 170 genera; 2000 species.
Region: cosmopolitan.
Plant theoryCaesalpinioideae is a clade in
Fabaceae. In the
Plant theory Caesalpinioideae is placed in
Subphase 6.
In
Plant theory 1
Caesalpinioideae was also placed in
Subphase 4.
This classification of
Stages is in development.
StagesStage Remedy Remedy code Subfamily
1
Cercis siliquastrum 3-644.56.01 Cercidoideae
2
Adenolobus pechuelii 3-644.56.02 Cercidoideae
3
Senna occidentalis 3-644.56.03
Caesalpinioideae3
Senna sophera 3-644.56.03
Cassieae3
Senna alexandrina 3-644.56.03
Cassieae3
Griffonia simplicifolia 3-644.56.03 Cercidoideae
4
Cassia fistula 3-644.56.04
Cassieae5
Bauhinia rufa 3-644.56.05 Cercidoideae
5
Delonix elata 3-644.56.05
Caesalpinioideae7
Lysiphyllum cunninghamii 3-644.56.07 Cercidoideae
7
Bauhinia thonningii 3-644.56.07 Cercidoideae
7
Bauhinia forficata 3-644.56.07 Cercidoideae
7
Bauhinia acuminata 3-644.56.07 Cercidoideae
8
Erythrophleum judiciale 3-644.56.08
Caesalpinioideae8 Haematoxylum campechi. 3-644.56.08
Caesalpinioideae8
Caesalpinia pulcherrima 3-644.56.08 Caesalpinieae
8
Schotia brachypetala 3-644.56.08
Detarieae8
Caesalpinia sappan 3-644.56.08 Caesalpinieae
8
Caesalpinia ferrea 3-644.56.08 Caesalpinieae
9
Gymnocladus dioica 3-644.56.09 Caesalpinieae
10
Tamarindus indica 3-644.56.10 Amherstieae
11
Caesalpinia bonduc 3-644.56.11
Caesalpinioideae11
Ceratonia siliqua 3-644.56.11
Caesalpinioideae11
Brownea grandiceps 3-644.56.11 Amherstieae
11
Caesalpinia benthamiana 3-644.56.11 Caesalpinieae
13
Senna obtusifolia 3-644.56.13
Cassieae14
Parkinsonia aculeata 3-644.56.14
Caesalpinioideae15
Senna alata 3-644.56.15
Cassieae15
Copaifera officinalis 3-644.56.15
Detarieae15
Erythrophleum suaveolens 3-644.56.15
Caesalpinioideae16
Saraca asoca 3-644.56.16
Detarieae17
Petalostylis cassioides 3-644.56.17 Dialioideae
TaxonomyIn most classifcations
Fabaceae is treated as one family. It is one of the biggest families with about 20000 species.
Ceasalpinoideaeais one of the three subfamilies of
Fabaceae, together with
Mimosoideae and
Faboideae. Ceasalpinoideae has a position between
Mimosoideae and
Faboideae. The flowers are sometimes radial, sometimes zygomorphic. The leaves are pinnately compound.
In the
Plant theory Mimosoideae, Ceasalpinoideae and
Faboideae will be treated separately. Ceasalpinoideae is placed in
Subphase 4.
SubfamiliesCaesalpinioideae1 CercidoideaeCercidoideae: 12 genera; ± 335 species. Mainly tropical.
1.1 Cercidinae: Adenolobus, Cercis, Griffonia.1.2 Bauhiniinae: Barklya, Bauhinia, Brenierea, Cheniella, Gigasiphon, Lysiphyllum, Phanera, Piliostigma, Schnella, Tylosema.
2 Detarioideae84 genera; ± 760 species. Mainly tropical.
2.1 Afzelieae: Afzelia, Brodriguesia, Intsia.2.2 Amherstieae: Amherstia, Annea, Anthonotha, Aphanocalyx, Berlinia, Bikinia, Brachycylix, Brachystegia, Brownea, Browneopsis, Crudia, Cryptosepalum, Cynometra, Dicymbe, Didelotia, Ecuadendron, Elizabetha, Englerodendron, Gabonius, Gilbertiodendron, Heterostemon, Humboldtia, Hymenostegia, Icuria, Isoberlinia, Isomacrolobium, Julbernardia, Lebruniodendron, Leonardoxa, Librevillea, Loesenera, Macrolobium, Maniltoa, Michelsonia, Micklethwaitia, Microberlinia, Neochevalierodendron, Normandiodendron, Oddoniodendron, Paloue, Paloveopsis, Paramacrolobium, Plagiosiphon, Polystemonanthus, Pseudomacrolobium, Scorodophloeus, Talbotiella, Tamarindus, Tetraberlinia, Zenkerella.
2.3 Barnebydendreae: Barnebydendron, Goniorrhachis.2.4
Detarieae: Augouardia, Baikiaea, Brandzeia, Colophospermum, Copaifera, Daniellia, Detarium, Eperua, Eurypetalum, Gilletiodendron, Gossweilerodendron, Guibourtia, Hardwickia, Hylodendron, Hymenaea, Kingiodendron, Neoapaloxylon, Oxystigma, Peltogyne, Prioria, Sindora, Sindoropsis, Stemonocoleus, Tessmannia.
2.5 Saraceae: Endertia, Leucostegane, Lysidice, Saraca.2.6 Schotieae: Schotia.
3. Duparquetioideae: Duparquetia.1 genus and 1 species. West and Central Africa.
4. Dialioideae: Androcalymma, Apuleia, Baudouinia, Dialium, Dicorynia, Distemonanthus, Eligmocarpus, Kalappia, Koompassia, Labichea, Martiodendron, Mendoravia, Petalostylis, Poeppigia, Storckiella, Uittienia, Zenia.
17 genera; ± 85 species; tropical.
5. Caesalpinioideae148 genera; ± 4400 species; pantropical.
5.1 Caesalpinieae: Acrocarpus, Arapatiella, Arcoa, Arquita, Balsamocarpon, Batesia, Biancaea, Burkea, Bussea, Caesalpinia, Campsiandra, Cenostigma, Ceratonia, Chidlowia, Colvillea, Conzattia, Cordeauxia, Coulteria, Delonix, Denisophytum, Dimorphandra, Diptychandra, Erythrophleum, Erythrostemon, Gelrebia, Gleditsia, Guilandina, Gymnocladus, Haematoxylum, Hererolandia, Heteroflorum, Hoffmannseggia, Hultholia, Jacqueshuberia, Lemuropisum, Libidibia, Lophocarpinia, Melanoxylum, Mezonevron, Moldenhawera, Mora, Moullava, Orphanodendron, Pachyelasma, Parkinsonia, Paubrasilia, Peltophorum, Poeppigia, Poincianella, Pomaria, Pterogyne, Pterolobium, Recordoxylon, Schizolobium, Stachyothyrsus, Stahlia, Stenodrepanum, Stuhlmannia, Sympetalandra, Tachigali, Tara, Tetrapterocarpon, Umtiza, Vouacapoua, Zuccagnia.
5.2
Cassieae: Androcalymma, Apuleia, Baudouinia, Cassia, Chamaecrista, Dialium, Dicorynia, Distemonanthus, Duparquetia, Eligmocarpus, Kalappia, Koompassia, Labichea, Martiodendron, Mendoravia, Petalostylis, Poeppigia, Senna, Storckiella, Uittienia, Zenia.