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235.0000 Family Fabaceae Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 22: ad t. 1845 (1836), nom. cons., nom. alt.
728 genera, ca. 22.300 spp. Phylogeny and new subfamily system: Azani et al. (LPWG) (2017)
Species listed in database: 22426; hybrids: 149
= Acaciaceae E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 1: 164 (1836)
= Aspalathaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 51 (1820)
= Astragalaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Bauhiniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 67 (1820)
= Caesalpiniaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Cassiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Ciceraceae Steele; Handb. Field Bot. [Steele] xx, 63 (1847)
= Coronillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 162 (1820)
= Cytisaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Dalbergiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Daleaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Detariaceae (DC.) J.Hess; Uebers. Phan. Nat. Pfl.-Fam. 46 (1832)
= Galedupaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 277 (1820)
= Geoffroeaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Hedysaraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Inocarpaceae Zoll.; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. [Zollinger] 2: 117 (1854-1855)
= Lathyraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 660, 1092, 1138 (1835)
= Leguminosae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 345 (1789), nom. cons.
= Lotaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. Pflanzenr. 2(2.2): xv, 727 (1826)
= Mimosaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Papilionaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 415 (1792), nom. cons., nom. alt.
= Phaseolaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Robiniaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Sophoraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Swartziaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 231, 413 (1830)
= Tamarindaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 622 (1820)
= Trifoliaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Viciaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. Pflanzenr. 2(2.2): xv (1826)
235.8471 Genus Sigmoidotropis (Piper) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1710 (-1711) (2011)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 9
= Phaseolus sect.Sigmoidotropis Piper
species :
Sigmoidotropis ampla (Benth.) R.Delgado & A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Phaseolus amplus Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 85 (1844)
species :
Sigmoidotropis antillana (Urb.) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Name: Antilles bean (EN); Caupi criollo (Cuba), Liane trefle (Haiti)
Distribution: USA [I] (Florida [I]); Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, St. John, Tortola); Martinique; St. Vincent; Barbados; Colombia [I]
78 usa 81 BBD CUB HIS JAM MAR PUE STV VIR 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Phaseolus antillanus Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 4: 309 (1905)
= Vigna antillana (Urb.) Fawc. & Rendle; Fl. Jamaica [Fawcett & Rendle] 4: 69 (1920)
species :
Sigmoidotropis ekmaniana (Urb.) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macroptilium ekmanianum Urb.; Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 52 (1929)
species :
Sigmoidotropis elegans (Piper) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan); Belize; Honduras; Jamaica
79 MEX 80 BLZ HON 81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Phaseolus elegans Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 674 (1926)
= Vigna elegans (Piper) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier; Taxon 27(2-3): 201 (1978)
species :
Sigmoidotropis maculata F.S.Santos, C.L.Ribeiro & Snak; Taxon 73(5): 1231 (2024)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Sigmoidotropis megatyla (Piper) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Phaseolus megatylus Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 675 (1926)
= Vigna megatyla (Piper) A.Delgado; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1254 (1993)
species :
Sigmoidotropis polytyla (Harms) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Phaseolus polytylus Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 505 (1921)
= Vigna polytyla (Harms) A.Delgado; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1254 (1993)
species :
Sigmoidotropis snakiae F.S.Santos, C.L.Ribeiro & K.A.Soares; Phytotaxa 666(2): 148 (2024)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Sigmoidotropis speciosa (Kunth) A.Delgado; Amer. J. Bot. 98(10): 1711 (2011)
Name: Wandering cowpea
Distribution: Hawaii [I] (Oahu [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico (Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Colombia (Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca); Peru [I]; WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
63 haw 78 usa 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC 82 CLM 83 per 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Vigna speciosa (Kunth) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 24: 552 (1970)
= Phaseolus speciosus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 452 (1824)
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