Cobaea Cav.
Lianes, climbing by much-branched tendrils and hook-like branch tips. Fl. buds erect on erect stalks, becoming pendent by anthesis. Fls protandrous, green and foetid at first, becoming purple and sweetly scented. Fr. stalk contorted.
c. 20 spp., Mexico to N. Chile. Naturalised sp. 1.
