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
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