Condylostylis Explained

Condylostylis is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. The genus includes four species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico to northern Argentina.^[1] Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna.^[2]

There are four species in the genus Condylostylis:

• Condylostylis candida (Vell.) A. Delgado
• Condylostylis latidenticulata (Harms) A. Delgado
• Condylostylis venusta Piper
• Condylostylis vignoides (Rusby) A. Delgado

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22073-1 Condylostylis Piper
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 . . 98 . 10 . 1694–715 . 10.3732/ajb.1100069 . 21980163.