Rhodopis (plant)
Genus of legumes
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Rhodopis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species native to the West Indies.[1]
| Rhodopis | |
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| Rhodopis volubilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Diocleae |
| Genus: | Rhodopis Urb. (1900) |
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The genus belongs to the tribe Diocleae in subfamily Faboideae.[2]
Species
Three species are accepted:[1]
- Rhodopis planisiliqua (L.) Urb. – Hispaniola
- Rhodopis rudolphioides (Griseb.) L.P.Queiroz – Bahamas, Hispaniola, and eastern Cuba
- Rhodopis volubilis (Willd.) L.P.Queiroz – Puerto Rico
