Sigmoidotropis

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Sigmoidotropis
Sigmoidotropis speciosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Sigmoidotropis
(Piper) A. Delgado (2011)
Type species
Sigmoidotropis speciosa
(Kunth) A. Delgado
Species[1]
Synonyms
  • Phaseolus sect. Sigmoidotropis Piper, 1926
  • Vigna subg. Sigmoidotropis (Piper) Verdc., 1970
  • Vigna sect. Sigmoidotropis (Piper) Maréchal et al., 1978

Sigmoidotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico and the Caribbean islands to southern Brazil.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna.[2]

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