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.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna.[2]

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]
  • 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

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.
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