The

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Loteae is a subdivision of the plant

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, in the Robinioids. These

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are recognized by the

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: * '' Acmispon'' Raf. 1832 * ''

Anthyllis ''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous plant, herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread a ...

'' L. 1753 * '' Antopetitia'' A.Rich. 1840 * '' Coronilla'' L. 1753 * '' Cytisopsis'' Jaub. & Spach 1844 * ''Dorycnium'' Mill. 1754 – included in '' Lotus'' * '' Dorycnopsis'' Boiss. 1839 * '' Hammatolobium'' Fenzl 1842 * ''

Hippocrepis ''Hippocrepis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 34 species native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Etymology The name "Hippocrepis" comes from the Greek for "horse" () and for "shoe" (): ...

'' L. 1753—horseshoe vetches * '' Hosackia'' Douglas ex Lindl. 1829 * '' Hymenocarpos'' Savi * '' Kebirita'' Kramina & D.D.Sokoloff 2001 * '' Lotus'' L. 1753—bird's-foot trefoils * '' Ornithopus'' L. 1753 * '' Ottleya'' D.D.Sokoloff 1999 * '' Podolotus'' Royle 1835 * '' Pseudolotus'' Rech.f. 1958 * '' Scorpiurus'' L. 1753—scorpion's tails * '' Securigera'' DC. 1805—crown vetches * '' Syrmatium'' Vogel 1836 * ''

Tetragonolobus ''Lotus'', a latinization of Greek '' lōtos'' (), is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) and deervetches. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 species ...

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