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Desmodieae
The tribe (biology), tribe Desmodieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family (biology), family Fabaceae. It is composed of two subtribes, Desmodiinae and Lespedezinae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae. Genera The following genus, genera are recognized by the USDA: ''Desmodium'' clade * ''Alysicarpus'' Desv. 1813 * ''Bouffordia'' * ''Christia'' Moench 1802 * ''Codariocalyx'' Hassk. 1842 * ''Desmodiastrum'' (Prain) A. Pramanik & Thoth. 1986 * ''Desmodium'' Desv. 1813—tick clover * ''Eleiotis'' DC. 1825 * ''Grona (plant), Grona'' * ''Hegnera'' Schindl. 1924 * ''Huangtcia'' * ''Hylodesmum'' H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill 2000 * ''Leptodesmia'' (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f. 1865 * ''Mecopus (plant), Mecopus'' Benn. 1840 * ''Melliniella'' Harms 1914 * ''Monarthrocarpus'' Merr. 1910 * ''Ototropis'' Nees * ''Pleurolobus'' * ''Polhillides'' * ''Pseudarthria'' Wight & Arn. 1834 * ''Puhuaea'' * ''Pycnospora'' R. Br. ''ex'' Wight & Arn. 1834 * ''Sohmae ...
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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 belgaumense'' – western India *''Desmodiastrum parviflorum'' – India, Myanmar, and eastern Java *''Desmodiastrum racemosum'' – India References

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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 subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely .... It includes four species ranging from Madagascar and the Comoros to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland. *'' Leptodesmia bojeriana'' – Madagascar *'' Leptodesmia congesta'' – Comoros, Madagascar, and India *'' Leptodesmia microphylla'' – Indian subcontinent to Indochina, China, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland *'' Leptodesmia perrieri'' – Comoros and Madagascar References Desmodieae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub ...
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Grona (plant)
''Grona'' is a genus in the flowering plant family Fabaceae. Its native range is worldwide tropics and subtropics. Taxonomy The genus is placed in subfamily Faboideae and tribe Desmodieae. It was previously included in its relative ''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 ...''. There are about 50 species in the genus: References Taxa described in 1790 Taxa named by João de Loureiro Fabaceae genera {{faboideae-stub ...
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Pleurolobus Gangeticus
Pleurolobus gangeticus, commonly known by the name salparni, is a plant found throughout most parts of India and the Himalayas. Description ''Pleurolobus gangeticus'' is a small shrub. It can grow up to 2–4 feet tall. The leaves are simple and alternate. They have an oblong shape and pinnate venation. They tend to grow up to 15 cm in length and 5 cm in width. The flowers have bilateral symmetry and are characterized for purple and white colors, and they have 3 petals. The inflorescence is indeterminate meaning that the growing flowers are on the top while the full flowers are on the lower part. The sexual reproductive system is hermaphroditic. Ecology ''Pleurolobus gangeticus'' is found in places with partial shade or in the open, and very rarely in deep shade. It is native to tropical Africa, Asia, and northern Australia. Its biome is typically anthropogenic habitats in the lowlands, under ever wet or seasonal conditions. This plant grows best in dry conditions w ...
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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 species in genus ''Pycnospora''. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. In Africa, ''Pycnospora lutescens'' grows in woodland, bushland, grassland, and thicket in the Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic The Victoria Basin forest–grassland mosaic is an ecoregion that lies mostly in Uganda and extends into neighboring countries. The ecoregion is centered north and west of Lake Victoria, with an outlier on the border of Ethiopia and South Sudan.B ..., and woodland, bushland, and thicket in the Somali-Masai region of Kenya and Tanzania. References Desmodieae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of the Indian subcontinent Flora of Indo-China Flora of So ...
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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, and open or disturbed areas. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. * '' Pseudarthria confertiflora'' (A.Rich.) Baker * '' Pseudarthria crenata'' Hiern * '' Pseudarthria fagifolia'' Baker * ''Pseudarthria hookeri ''Pseudarthria hookeri'', the pink velvet bean, is a lanky, perennial Afrotropics, Afrotropical herb in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is named after William Jackson Hooker, William Hooker. It is widespread in the African tropics and moist uplan ...'' Wight & Arn. * '' Pseudarthria macrophylla'' Baker * '' Pseudarthria panii'' * '' Pseudarthria viscida'' (L.) Wight & Arn. References Desmodieae Fabaceae genera Paleotropical flora {{Faboideae-stub ...
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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.''Pleurolobus'' J.St.-Hil.
''''. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


Species

Six species are accepted: *'' Pleurolobus flexuosus'' – China (Sichuan), Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia *''



Ototropis
''Ototropis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
, found from Afghanistan, the Indian Subcontinent through to southern China including Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and on to New Guinea, and introduced to Japan. There has been some nomenclatural confusion regarding this taxon over the centuries.


Species

Currently (as of 2023) eight species are accepted: *'' Ototropis amethystina'' (Dunn) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi *''
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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 Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is .... Species: *'' Monarthrocarpus dolabriformis'' *'' Monarthrocarpus securiformis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q64762071 Desmodieae Fabaceae genera ...
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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 to Chad and the Central African Republic.''Melliniella'' Harms
''Plants of the World Online''. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.


References

Desmodieae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Taxa named by Hermann Harms Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Faboideae-stub ...
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Mecopus (plant)
''Mecopus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes a single species, ''Mecopus nidulans'', a scrambling perennial or subshrub native to India, Indochina, the Andaman Islands, Hainan, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. 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 subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely .... References Desmodieae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of India (region) Flora of Indo-China Flora of the Andaman Islands Flora of Hainan Flora of Java Flora of the Lesser Sunda Islands Plants described in 1840 {{Faboideae-stub ...
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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 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 ...''. It includes 16 species native to eastern North America, sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, south, southeast, and eastern Asia, Malesia, and New Guinea. Species Species in ''Hylodesmum'' include: * '' Hylodesmum densum'' * '' Hylodesmum duclouxii'' * '' Hylodesmum glutinosum'' * '' Hylodesmum lancangense'' * '' Hylodesmum laterale'' * '' Hylodesmum laxum'' * '' Hylodesmum leptopus'' * '' Hylodesmum longipes'' * '' Hylodesmum menglaense'' * '' Hylodesmum nudiflorum'' * '' Hylodesmum oldhamii'' * '' Hylodesmum pauciflorum'' * '' Hylodesmum podocarpum'' * '' Hylodes ...
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