Ancistrotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna.

Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae. The term angiosperm is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον and σπέρμα, meaning that the seeds are enclosed w