Leptolobieae

Belongs within: Papilionoideae.

The Leptolobieae are a group of trees found in Neotropical rainforests and savannahs (Cardoso et al. 2013).

Synapomorphies (Cardoso et al. 2013): Subequal and symmetric lower petals (wings and keel), lateral petals (wings) without sculpturing, staminal filaments free to the base, compressed samaroid fruits with a narrow marginal wing.

<==LeptolobieaeCP13
    |--+--BowdichiaCP13
    |  |    |--B. nitidaCP13
    |  |    `--B. virgiloidesCP13
    |  `--LeptolobiumCP13
    |       |--+--L. bijugumCP13
    |       |  `--L. brachystachyumCP13
    |       `--+--L. panamenseCP13
    |          |--L. parvifoliumCP13
    |          `--+--L. dasycarpumCP13
    |             |--L. elegansCP13
    |             |--L. nitensCP13
    |             `--L. tenuifoliumCP13
    `--+--+--Guianodendron praeclarumCP13
       |  `--StaminodianthusCP13
       |       |--S. racemosusCP13
       |       `--+--S. duckeiCP13
       |          `--S. rosaeCP13
       `--DiplotropisCP13
            |--D. martiusiiCP13
            `--+--D. brasiliensisCP13
               |--D. purpureaCP13
               `--+--D. trilobaCP13
                  `--+--D. ferrugineaCP13
                     `--D. incexisCP13

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[CP13] Cardoso, D., R. T. Pennington, L. P. de Queiroz, J. S. Boatwright, B.-E. Van Wyk, M. F. Wojciechowski & M. Lavin. 2013. Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes. South African Journal of Botany 89: 58–75.