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Desmodium

The genus Desmodium is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Desmodium

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Desmodium abyssinicum (Hoffmanns.) DC. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium acanthocladum F.Muell. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium affine Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium alamanii DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium album (Schindl.) J.F. Macbr. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium alysicarpoides Meeuwen Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ambiguum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium amethystinum Dunn Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium amplifolium Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ancistrocarpum DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium angustatum (Rose & Standl.) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium angustifolium (Kunth) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium annuum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium aparines (Link) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium appressipilum B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium arbuscula Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium arechavaletae Burkart Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium arenicola (Vail) F.J.Herm. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium arinense Hoehne Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium arizonicum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium asperum Desv. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium auricomum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium batocaulon A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium bellum (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium benthamii N.P.Balakr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium bioculatum S.Watson Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium bolsteri Merr. & Rolfe Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium boottii S.Watson Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium brachypodum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium brachystachyum Schltdl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium bracteatum Micheli Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium brevipes Vogel Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium bridgesii (Schindl.) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium brownii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium cajanifolium (Kunth) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium callianthum Franch. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium callilepis Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium campylocaulon Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium campyloclados Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium canaliculatum B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium canescens (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium caripense G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium chamissonis Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium chartaceum Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium chiapense Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ciliare (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ciliatum (Thunb.) DC. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium cinerascens A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium cinerea Wight & Arn. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium cinereum (Kunth) DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium coloniense M.E.Jones Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium concinnum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium confertum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium conzattii Greenm. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium cordifolium (Harms) Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium cordistipulum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium craibii H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium craspediferum A.M.G. Azevedo & E.C. Oliveira Accepted M TRO
Desmodium crassum M.E.Jones Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium cubense Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium cumanense (Kunth) DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium cuspidatum (Willd.) Loudon Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium delicatulum A.Rich. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium delotum J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium densiflorum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium denudatum DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium dillenii Darl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium discolor Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium diversifolium Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium dolabriforme Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium dregeanum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium duclouxii Pamp. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium dutrae Malme Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium elatum DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium elegans DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ellipticum Macfad. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium filiforme Zoll. & Moritzi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium flagellare Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium flexuosum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium floridanum Chapman Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium foliosum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium fulvescens B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ghiesbreghtii Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium glabrescens Malme Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium glareorum Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium glutinosum (Willd.) Alph.Wood Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium gracile M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium gracillimum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium grahamii A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium grandiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium grandifolium (Hornem.) DC. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium griffithianum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium guadalajaranum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium guaraniticum (Chodat & Hassl.) Malme Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium guianense (Aubl.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium gunnii Hook.f. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hannii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium harmsii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hartwegianum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hassleri (Schindl.) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hayatae H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium helenae Buscal. & Muschl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium helleri Peyr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hentyi Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hickenianum Burkart Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium hirtum Guill. & Perr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hispidum Franch. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium hookerianum D.Dietr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium humifusum (Muhl.) Beck Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium illinoense A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium incanum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium infractum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium intermedium Burkart Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium jaliscanum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium johnstonii B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium jucundum Thwaites Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium juruenense Hoehne Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium khasianum Prain Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium kingianum Prain Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium kulhaitense Prain Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium lamprocarpum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium lavanduliflorum Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium laxiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium lempirae C. Nelson Accepted M TRO
Desmodium leptoclados Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium leptomeres (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. & McVaug Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium likabalium Bennet & S.Chandra Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium limense Hook. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium lindheimeri Vail Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium linearifolium G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium lineatum (Michx.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium lobatum Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium longiarticulatum (Rusby) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium lupulinum Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium luteolum Yunck. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium macrocarpum Domin Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium macrodesmum (S.F.Blake) Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium macropodium Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium macrostachyum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium madrense Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium marilandicum Darl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium maxonii (Standl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium megaphyllum Zoll. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium metallicum (Rose & Standl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium metcalfei (Rose & J.H.Painter) Kearney & Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium metcalfii (Rose & Painter) Kearney & Peebles Accepted M TRO
Desmodium mexiae B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium michauxii (Vail) Daniels Accepted M TRO
Desmodium michelianum (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium michoacanum B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium micranthum (Schindl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium miniatura Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium molliculum (Kunth) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium monticola Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium muelleri Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium multiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium nemorosum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium neomexicanum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium neurocarpum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium nicaraguense Benth. & Oerst. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium nitidum M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium novogalicianum B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium oblongum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium occidentale (C.V.Morton) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ochroleucum Canby Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium oldhamii Oliv. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.) H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium orbiculare Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium orinocense (DC.) Cuello Accepted M TRO
Desmodium orizabanum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium ormocarpoides DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ospriostreblum Chiov. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pabulare Hoehne Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pachyrhiza Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pachyrrhizum Vogel Accepted M TRO
Desmodium painteri (Rose & J.H.Painter) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium pallidum (Rose & Painter) Standl. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium palmeri Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium paraguanae Pittier Accepted M TRO
Desmodium parkinsonii Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium parryi Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium parviflorum (Dalzell) H.Oshahi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pedunculatum (Mill.) DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium perplexum B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium perrottetii DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium physocarpos Vogel Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium platycarpum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium plectocarpum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium pletocarpus Hemsl. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium plicatum Schltdl. & Cham. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium poeppigianum (Schindl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium polygaloides Chodat & Hassl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium polystachyum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium prehensile Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pringlei S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium prodigum (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium prostratum Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pryonii DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pseudoamplifolium Micheli Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium psilocarpum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium psilophyllum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium pubens (Torr. & A.Gray) M.J.Young Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium pullenii Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium punctatum (Rottler) DC. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium purpusianum (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium purpusii Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium pycnotrichum Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium ramosissimum G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium repens (L.) DC. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium reticulatum Champ. ex Benth. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium retinens Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium rhombifolium DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium rhynchodesmum (S.F.Blake) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium rhytidophyllum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium riedelii (Schindl.) Burkart Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium rigidum (Elliott) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium rosei B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium rotundifolium (Michx.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium rubrum (Lour.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium saccatum B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sagittatum (Poir.) DC. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium salicifolium (Poir.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium saxatile (C.V.Morton) B.G.Schub. & McVau Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium scalare B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium schindleri B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium schubertiae H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium schubertianum Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium schusteri (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium schweinfurthii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sclerophyllum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium scopulorum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium scutatum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium seatonii Greenm. Accepted M TRO
Desmodium securiforme Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium seleri (Schindl.) Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sequax Wall. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sericeum (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sericocarpum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium sericophyllum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium serotinum (Willd.) DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium sessilifolium Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium setigerum (E.Mey.) Harv. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium siamense (Schindl.) Craib Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium skinneri Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sonorae A.Gray Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium spirale Griseb. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium stenophyllum Pamp. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium stolzii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium strictum (Pursh) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium strigillosum Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium strobilaceum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium subrosum G.L. Nesom Accepted M TRO
Desmodium subsecundum Vogel Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium subsericeum Malme Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium subsessile Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium subsimplex (Benth.) Malme Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium subspicatum S.Watson Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium subtile Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium sumichrastii (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium sylvicola Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium tanganyikense Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium tastense Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium tenax Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium tenuifolium Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium tenuipes (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium teres Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium tiwiense Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium triarticulatum Malme Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium trichocaulon DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium trichostachyum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium tweedyi Britton Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium urarioides (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. & McVaug Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium vargasianum B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium varians (Labill.) G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium venosum Vogel Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium venustulum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium venustum Steud. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium vidalii H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium violaceum G.Don Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium virgatus (L.) Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium viridiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium volubile (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium wade (Vand.) DC. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium weberbaueri (Schindl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium whitfordii (Schindl.) Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium wigginsii B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS
Desmodium williamsii H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium wittei B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium wrightii A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium wydlerianum Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium xylopodium Greenm. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium yungasense Britton Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium yunnanense Franch. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium zenkeri Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS
Desmodium zonatum Miq. Accepted H ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 752 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Desmodium. Of these 326 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 237 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Desmodium. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 752 species names for the genus Desmodium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 326 43.4%
◕ Synonym 339 45.1%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 87 11.6%

All names

The status of the 989 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Desmodium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 384 38.8%
◕ Synonym 513 51.9%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 92 9.3%

Of these names,

A further 37 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 752 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Desmodium, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 241 275 0 0 516 68.6%
Medium confidence 22 59 0 0 81 10.8%
Low confidence 63 5 0 87 155 20.6%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Desmodium, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 304 280 0 0 37 621 82.6%
Tropicos 22 59 0 26 0 107 14.2%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 61 0 61 8.1%