Desmodieae

Belongs within: Papilionoideae.
Contains: Lespedeza, Desmodium.

The Desmodieae are a group of legumes characterised by the production of jointed indehiscent fruits and (1–)3-foliolate leaves with stipels.

<==Desmodieae [Desmodiinae]CP13
    |--+--CampylotropisCP13
    |  |    |--C. bonii Schindler 1916S16
    |  |    |--C. cystisoidesS16
    |  |    |--C. glaucaS16
    |  |    |--C. macrocarpaCP13
    |  |    |--C. prainiiS16
    |  |    |--C. souliei Schindler 1916S16
    |  |    |--C. splendens Schindler 1916S16
    |  |    `--C. sulcata Schindler 1916S16
    |  `--+--LespedezaCP13
    |     `--KummerowiaCP13
    |          |--K. stipulaceaCP13
    |          `--K. striataMH98
    `--+--+--Phyllodium pulchellumCP13
       |  `--TadehagiCP13
       |       |--T. robustumLK14
       |       `--T. triquetrumCP13
       `--+--PseudarthriaCP13
          |    |--P. hookeriCP13
          |    `--P. viscidaSR07
          `--+--+--DesmodiumCP13
             |  `--UrariaCP13
             |       |--U. acaulis Schindler 1916S16
             |       |--U. alopecuroidesP03
             |       |--U. balansae Schindler 1916S16
             |       |--U. crinitaCP13
             |       |--U. lagopodioidesLK14
             |       |--U. pictaDP72
             |       |--U. pierrei Schindler 1916S16
             |       `--U. rufescensM72
             `--AlysicarpusCP13
                  |--A. bupleurifoliusP03
                  |--A. majorLK14
                  |--A. moniliferPP07
                  |    |--A. m. var. moniliferPP07
                  |    `--A. m. var. venosaPP07
                  |--A. muelleriLK14
                  |--A. nummulariaefolius [=Hedysarum nummulariaefolium]C55
                  |--A. ovalifoliusLK14
                  |--A. scariosus (Rottl. ex Spreng.) Grah. ex Thw. 1858 (see below for synonymy)SY72
                  |--A. schomburgkiiLK14
                  |--A. suffructosusLK14
                  `--A. vaginalisCP13

Desmodieae incertae sedis:
  Urariopsis Schindler 1916S16
    `--*U. cordifolia (Wall.) Schindler 1916 (see below for synonymy)S16
  LoureaS16
    |--L. constricta Schindler 1916S16
    |--L. convallaria Schindler 1916S16
    |--L. lychnucha Schindler 1916S16
    |--L. pierrei Schindler 1916S16
    `--L. transludica Schindler 1916S16
  Nephrodesmus Schindler 1916S16
    |--N. albus Schindler 1916S16
    |--N. francii (Harms) Schindler 1916 [=Desmodium francii Harms 1911]S16
    |--‘Arthroclianthus’ macrobotryosusS16
    `--N. sericeus (Hochreut.) Schindler 1916 [=Arthroclianthus sericeus Hochreut. 1909]S16

Alysicarpus scariosus (Rottl. ex Spreng.) Grah. ex Thw. 1858 [=Hedysarum scariosum Rottl. ex Spreng. 1826; incl. A. glumaceus (Roth) Schindl. 1925 non DC. 1825, A. styracifolius DC. 1825, A. rugosus var. styracifolius Baker in Hook. f. 1876]^SY72

*Urariopsis cordifolia (Wall.) Schindler 1916 [=Uraria cordifolia Wall. 1830; incl. Uraria cordata Wall. 1831–1832]^S16

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[C55] Candolle, A. de. 1855. Géographie Botanique Raisonée: Ou exposition des faits principaux et des lois concernant la distribution géographique des plantes de l’époque actuelle vol. 2. Librairie de Victor Masson: Paris.

[CP13] Cardoso, D., R. T. Pennington, L. P. de Queiroz, J. S. Boatwright, B.-E. Van Wyk, M. F. Wojciechowski & M. Lavin. 2013. Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes. South African Journal of Botany 89: 58–75.

[DP72] Deighton, F. C., & K. A. Pirozynski. 1972. Microfungi. V. More hyperparasitic hyphomycetes. Mycological Papers 128: 1–110.

[LK14] Lyons, M. N., G. J. Keighery, L. A. Gibson & T. Handasyde. 2014. Flora and vegetation communities of selected islands off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 81: 205–244.

[M72] Mitra, S. N. 1972. Observations on the vegetation of the Upper Damodar catchment area. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 69 (1): 17–25.

[MH98] Morikawa, H., A. Higaki, M. Nohno, M. Takahashi, M. Kamada, M. Nakata, G. Toyohara, Y. Okamura, K. Matsui, S. Kitani, K. Fujita, K. Irifune & N. Goshima. 1998. More than a 600-fold variation in nitrogen dioxide assimilation among 217 plant taxa. Plant, Cell and Environment 21: 180–190.

[PP07] Pandey, R. P., & P. M. Padhye. 2007. Studies on phytodiversity of Arid Machia Safari Park-Kailana in Jodhpur (Rajasthan). Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 49: 15–78.

[P03] Paul, T. K. 2003. Botanical observations on the Purulia pumped storage hydropower project area, Bagmundi Hills, Purulia district, West Bengal. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 45: 121–142.

[SR07] Sankar, R. V., K. Ravikumar, N. M. Ganesh Babu & D. K. Ved. 2007. Botany of Anapady MPCA, Palghat district, Kerala with special emphasis on species of conservation concern. Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 49: 165–172.

[S16] Schindler, A. K. 1916. Desmodiinae novae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 54: 51–68.

[SY72] Shah, G. L., & D. V. Yogi. 1972. Nomenclatural changes in some Bombay plants—IV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 69 (2): 444–449.