Nissolia Explained

Nissolia, the yellowhoods, 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. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade of the Dalbergieae.

32 species are accepted:

• Nissolia acutifolia

• Nissolia blanchetiana
• Nissolia bracteosa
• Nissolia brasiliensis
• Nissolia chacoensis
• Nissolia chiapensis

• Nissolia fruticosa
• Nissolia gentryi

• Nissolia hintonii

• Nissolia klugii

• Nissolia latisiliqua
• Nissolia laxior
• Nissolia leiogyne

• Nissolia longiflora
• Nissolia longiloba
• Nissolia microptera
• Nissolia montana

• Nissolia nigricans

• Nissolia peruviana
• Nissolia platycalyx
• Nissolia platycarpa

• Nissolia pringlei

• Nissolia rondonensis
• Nissolia ruddiae
• Nissolia schottii
• Nissolia setosa

• Nissolia stipulata
• Nissolia subulata
• Nissolia tomentosa

• Nissolia vincentina
• Nissolia weberbaueri
• Nissolia wislizeni