Rhodopis (plant)
Rhodopis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species native to the Caribbean islands.[1]
| Rhodopis | |
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| Rhodopis volubilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Diocleae |
| Genus: | Rhodopis Urb. (1900) |
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The genus belongs to the tribe Diocleae in subfamily Faboideae.[2]
Species
Three species are accepted:[1]
- Rhodopis planisiliqua (L.) Urb. – Bahamas, Hispaniola, and eastern Cuba
- Rhodopis rudolphioides (Griseb.) L.P.Queiroz – Hispaniola
- Rhodopis volubilis (Willd.) L.P.Queiroz – Puerto Rico
References
- Rhodopis Urb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- de Queiroz LP, Pastore JF, Cardoso D, Snak C, de C Lima AL, Gagnon E, Vatanparast M, Holland AE, Egan AN (2015). "A multilocus phylogenetic analysis reveals the monophyly of a recircumscribed papilionoid legume tribe Diocleae with well-supported generic relationships". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 90: 1–19. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.016. PMID 25934529.
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