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Sigmoidotropis

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. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna.

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Sigmoidotropis
Sigmoidotropis speciosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
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
Species1
  • Sigmoidotropis ampla (Bentham) R. Ram. & A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis antillana (Urban) A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis ekmaniana (Urban) A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis elegans (Piper) A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis grandiflora (Steudal) A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis megatyla (Piper) A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis polytyla (Harms) A. Delgado
  • Sigmoidotropis speciosa (Kunth) A. Delgado
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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References

  1. Sigmoidotropis (Piper) A.Delgado. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. Delgado-Salinas A, Thulin M, Pasquet R, Weeden N, Lavin M (2011). "Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera". Am J Bot. 98 (10): 1694–715. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100069. PMID 21980163.