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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Subtribe: | Phaseolinae |
| Genus: | Sigmoidotropis (Piper) A. Delgado (2011) |
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| Sigmoidotropis speciosa (Kunth) A. Delgado
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Sigmoidotropis.
- ^ a b Sigmoidotropis (Piper) A.Delgado. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 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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