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| | Fabaceae - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The legumous plants are classified into three subfamilies, sometimes raised to the rank of family in the order Fabales, on the basis of flower morphology (specifically, petal shape): |
 | | Faboideae (Fabaceae), previously called Papilionoideae: One petal is large and has a crease in it, the two adjacent petals are on the sides, and the two bottom petals are joined together at the bottom, forming a boat-like structure. |
 | | closely resembling Faboideae flowers in Cercis, while symmetrical with five equal petals in Bauhinia. |
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