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
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