Helicotropis

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Helicotropis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Helicotropis
A.Delgado (2011)
Type species
Helicotropis linearis
(Kunth) A. Delgado
Species [1]

Helicotropis is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes three species of perennial climbing vines native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina. [1] Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Helicotropis A.Delgado. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 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.