Genus Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb.


Summary
Genus number:
7142
Last updated:
5 March 1999
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Accession count:

295 (206  active, 166  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Delgado-Salinas, A. et al. 2011. Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera. Amer. J. Bot. 98:1694-1715.
  2. Espert, S. M. et al. 2007. Phylogeny of Macroptilium (Leguminosae): morphological, biochemical and molecular evidence. Cladistics 23:119-129.
  3. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 430.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=7142. Accessed 10 May 2026.