Crotalarieae
Crotalarieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the bean family, Fabaceae. It includes rooibos , harvested for sale as a tisane.Description
The Crotalarieae arose 31.2 ± 3.4 million years ago. 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.Genera
Crotalarieae comprises the following genera:
- Aspalathus L.
- Bolusia Benth.
- Calobota Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Crotalaria L.
- Euchlora B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
- Ezoloba B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
- Lebeckia Thunb.
- Leobordea Del.
- Listia E. Mey.
- Lotononis Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Pearsonia Dummer
- Rafnia Thunb.
- Robynsiophyton R.Wilczek
- Rothia Pers.
- Wiborgia Thunb.
- Wiborgiella Boatwr. & B.-E. van Wyk
