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Nissolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Nissolia
Jacq. (1760), nom. cons.
Type species
Nissolia fruticosa
Species[1][2]

32; see text

Synonyms[3]
  • Boenninghausia Spreng. (1826)
  • Chaetocalyx DC. (1826)
  • Isodesmia Gardner (1843)
  • Planarium Desv. (1826)
  • Pseudomachaerium Hassl. (1907)
  • Raimondianthus Harms (1928)
  • Rhadinocarpus Vogel (1838)

Nissolia, the yellowhoods,[4] is a genus of lianas in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 32 species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, ranging from Arizona and Texas through Mexico, Central America, and South America to northern Argentina.[3] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade of the Dalbergieae.

32 species are accepted:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Nissolia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Nissolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Nissolia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ NRCS. "Nissolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 July 2015.