Desmodieae


The tribe Desmodieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. It is composed of two subtribes, Desmodiinae and Lespedezinae. Recent phylogenetics has this tribe nested within tribe Phaseoleae.

Genera

The following genera are recognized by the USDA:

''Desmodium'' clade

Alysicarpus Desv. 1813Bouffordia Christia Moench 1802Codariocalyx Hassk. 1842Desmodiastrum A. Pramanik & Thoth. 1986Desmodium Desv. 1813—tick cloverEleiotis DC. 1825Grona Hegnera Schindl. 1924Huangtcia Hylodesmum H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill 2000Leptodesmia Benth. & Hook. f. 1865Mecopus Benn. 1840Melliniella Harms 1914Monarthrocarpus Merr. 1910Ototropis NeesPleurolobus Polhillides Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. 1834Puhuaea Pycnospora R. Br. ex Wight & Arn. 1834Sohmaea Sunhangia Tateishia Trifidacanthus Merr. 1917Uraria Desv. 1813

''Lespedeza'' clade

Campylotropis Bunge 1835Kummerowia Schindl. 1912Lespedeza Michx. 1803—bush clovers, Japanese clovers

''Phyllodium'' clade

Akschindlium H.Ohashi 2003Aphyllodium Gagnep. 1916Arthroclianthus Baill. 1870Dendrolobium Benth. 1852Droogmansia De Wild. 1902Hanslia Schindl. 1924Nephrodesmus Schindl. 1916Ohwia H.Ohashi 1999Ougeinia Benth. 1852Phyllodium Desv. 1813Tadehagi H. Ohashi 1973Verdesmum H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi 2012

Phylogeny

The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships between different genera of the tribe Desmodieae.