Sigmoidotropis | |
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Sigmoidotropis speciosa | |
Scientific 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
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Species [1] | |
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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]