''Condylostylis'' is a small genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It belongs to subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. The genus includes four species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico to northern Argentina. ''Condylostylis'' Piper
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''. Retrieved 16 August 2023. Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus ''

Vigna ''Vigna'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.Aitawade, M. M., et al. (2012)Section ''Ceratotropis'' of subgenus ''Ceratotropis'' of ''Vigna'' (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae) in India with a new ...

''. 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

References

Phaseoleae Fabaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm {{Phaseoleae-stub