Rhodopis (plant) explained

Rhodopis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species native to the West Indies.

The genus belongs to the tribe Diocleae in subfamily Faboideae.^[1]

Species

Three species are accepted:

• Rhodopis planisiliqua – Hispaniola
• Rhodopis rudolphioides – Bahamas, Hispaniola, and eastern Cuba
• Rhodopis volubilis – Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. de Queiroz LP, Pastore JF, Cardoso D, Snak C, ((de C Lima AL)), Gagnon E, Vatanparast M, Holland AE, Egan AN . 2015 . A multilocus phylogenetic analysis reveals the monophyly of a recircumscribed papilionoid legume tribe Diocleae with well-supported generic relationships . Mol Phylogenet Evol . 90 . 1–19 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.016 . 25934529 .