''Cymbosema'' is a 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 includes a single species, ''Cymbosema roseum'', a

liana A liana is a long-Plant stem, stemmed Woody plant, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the Canopy (biology), canopy in search of direct sunlight. T ...

native to the tropical Americas. It ranges from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia and northeastern and west-central Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical lowland rain forest and riverine forest.''Cymbosema'' Benth.
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''. Retrieved 16 August 2023. ''Cymbosema'' 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 ...

and tribe

Diocleae The tribe Diocleae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. The Diocleae can be distinguished from other members of Fabaceae by combination of features involving the woody vine or shrub habit, stipellate trifoliolate leaves, no ...

. It may be synonymous with '' Dioclea''.

References

Diocleae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm Plants described in 1840 Taxa named by George Bentham {{Faboideae-stub