[8] The genistoid clade is consistently resolved as monophyletic in molecular phylogenetic analyses.

[12] A node-based definition for the genistoids is: "the MRCA of Poecilanthe parviflora and Lupinus argenteus.

[8][9] A new genus, to be segregated from Clathrotropis, has also been proposed to occupy an undetermined position within the genistoid clade.

[2][8][9][4][11][12][13] A node-based definition for the core genistoids is: "the MRCA of Bolusanthus speciosus and Spartium junceum.

"[2] Modern molecular phylogenetics suggest the following relationships:[5][7][9] Dermatophyllum (outgroup) Ormosieae Clathrotropis macrocarpa Camoensieae Pericopsis Leptolobieae Orphanodendron Haplormosia Brongniartieae Sophoreae Podalyrieae Oberholzeria Crotalarieae Genisteae