Nissolia

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

References

Dalbergieae

Fabaceae genera

Flora of the Americas