Apios

Apios
	Apios priceana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Genus:	Apios; Fabr.
Species
	Apios americana Medik.; Apios priceana B. L. Rob.; Apios fortunei Maxim.; Apios carnea (Wall.) Benth. ex Baker; Hosokawa; Franchet; Dunn; Oliver
Synonyms
	Cyrtotropis Wall.

Apios is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its member species are found in North America and Asia between latitudes of 50° and 20°.^[1] The term "Apios" comes from the Greek word for "pear" and may refer the pear shape of some tubers.^[1] Several members of this genus are known to have edible, tuberous roots.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Seabrook, Janet E.A. (1973). A Biosystematic Study of the Genus Apios Fabricius (Leguminosae) with Special Reference to Apios americana Medikus (M.Sc. thesis). University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB.

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[Seabrook-1] Seabrook, Janet E.A. (1973). A Biosystematic Study of the Genus Apios Fabricius (Leguminosae) with Special Reference to Apios americana Medikus (M.Sc. thesis). University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB.

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Apios

Apios priceana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Genus:	Apios Fabr.
Species
Apios americana Medik. Apios priceana B. L. Rob. Apios fortunei Maxim. Apios carnea (Wall.) Benth. ex Baker Hosokawa Franchet Dunn Oliver
Synonyms
Cyrtotropis Wall.