The

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Desmodieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It is composed of two subtribes, Desmodiinae and Lespedezinae. Recent

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has this tribe nested within tribe

Phaseoleae The plant tribe (biology), tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the legume subfamily Faboideae, in the unranked Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade, NPAAA clade. This group includes many of the beans cultivated for human and anima ...

Genera

The following

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are recognized by the

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''Desmodium'' clade

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Alysicarpus ''Alysicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regionsChavan, S., et al. (2012)''Alysicarpus sanjappae'' (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Western G ...

'' Desv. 1813 * '' Bouffordia'' * ''

Christia ''Christia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Geographical distribution Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including * Ryukyu Islands * Taiwan * Indochina * Malaysia * Indonesia * Vie ...

'' Moench 1802 * '' Codariocalyx'' Hassk. 1842 * ''

Desmodiastrum ''Desmodiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is found in India. The genus includes three species of annuals which are native to India, Myanmar, and Java. *''Desmodiastrum belga ...

'' (Prain) A. Pramanik & Thoth. 1986 * ''

Desmodium ''Desmodium'' is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. Species are distr ...

'' Desv. 1813—tick clover * '' Eleiotis'' DC. 1825 * '' Grona'' * '' Hegnera'' Schindl. 1924 * '' Huangtcia'' * ''

Hylodesmum ''Hylodesmum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, sometimes called ticktrefoils or tick-trefoils. It is sometimes treated as part of ''Desmodium ''Desmodium'' is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae, sometimes ca ...

'' H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill 2000 * ''

Leptodesmia ''Leptodesmia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the s ...

'' (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f. 1865 * '' Mecopus'' Benn. 1840 * ''

Melliniella ''Melliniella'' is a Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its only species is ''Melliniella micrantha'', an herbaceous annual native to western and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Senegal ...

'' Harms 1914 * ''

Monarthrocarpus ''Monarthrocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. Its native range is Madagascar, Southeastern India, Central Malesia to New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Pap ...

'' Merr. 1910 * ''

Ototropis ''Ototropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,Pleurolobus ''Pleurolobus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes six species, which range across sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Micronesia, and Australia. ...

'' * '' Polhillides'' * ''

Pseudarthria ''Pseudarthria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of herbs, subshrubs, and shrubs native to tropical Africa and Asia. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, grassland, ...

'' Wight & Arn. 1834 * '' Puhuaea'' * ''

Pycnospora ''Pycnospora lutescens'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a subshrub or perennial native to east-central tropical Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia, eastern Malesia, and northern Australia. It is the sole ...

'' R. Br. ''ex'' Wight & Arn. 1834 * '' Sohmaea'' * '' Sunhangia'' * '' Tateishia'' * ''

Trifidacanthus ''Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a shrub native to Vietnam, Hainan, the Philippines, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is the sole species in genus ''Trifidacanthus''. It belong ...

'' Merr. 1917 * ''

Uraria ''Uraria'' is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 24 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, China, Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the South Pacific. Typical h ...

'' Desv. 1813

''Lespedeza'' clade

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Campylotropis ''Campylotropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 41 species of shrubs native to Asia, ranging from the Himalayas to Indochina, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Korea, as well as Java and the Lesser Sunda Is ...

'' Bunge 1835 * ''

Kummerowia ''Kummerowia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species native to eastern Asia, ranging from the Russian Far East through China and Japan to Vietnam and Laos.Lespedeza ''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 45 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm t ...

'' Michx. 1803—bush clovers, Japanese clovers

''Phyllodium'' clade

* '' Akschindlium'' H.Ohashi 2003 * ''

Aphyllodium ''Aphyllodium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of the genus are found in various parts of Australia, South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and south China. Species Species accepted ...

'' (DC.) Gagnep. 1916 * '' Arthroclianthus'' Baill. 1870 * ''

Dendrolobium ''Dendrolobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 21 species of mostly trees and shrubs and rarely herbs. Species range from eastern Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) to M ...

'' (Wight & Arn.) Benth. 1852 * '' Droogmansia'' De Wild. 1902 * '' Hanslia'' Schindl. 1924 * '' Nephrodesmus'' Schindl. 1916 * '' Ohwia'' H.Ohashi 1999 * '' Ougeinia'' Benth. 1852 * '' Phyllodium'' Desv. 1813 * '' Tadehagi'' H. Ohashi 1973 * '' Verdesmum'' H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi 2012

Phylogeny

The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships between different

of the tribe Desmodieae.

References

Bibliography

* Fabaceae tribes {{faboideae-stub