Overview
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.1]
The following genera are recognized by the USDA:[2]
Subtribe Desmodiinae:
- Alysicarpus Desv.
- Aphyllodium (DC.) Gagnep.
- Arthroclianthus Baill.
- Christia Moench
- Codariocalyx Hassk.
- Dendrolobium (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
- Desmodiastrum (Prain) A. Pramanik & Thoth.
- Desmodium Desv.
- Droogmansia De Wild.
- Eleiotis DC.
- Leptodesmia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f.
- Mecopus Benn.
- Melliniella Harms
- Nephrodesmus Schindl.
- Phyllodium Desv.
- Pseudarthria Wight & Arn.
- Pycnospora R. Br. ex Wight & Arn.
- Tadehagi H. Ohashi
- Trifidacanthus Merr.
- Uraria Desv.
Subtribe Lespedezinae:
- Campylotropis Bunge
- Kummerowia Schindl.
- Lespedeza ? bush clovers, Japanese clovers (some 40 species)
Subtribe Lespedezinae:
- Campylotropis Bunge
- Kummerowia Schindl.
- Lespedeza ? bush clovers, Japanese clovers (some 40 species)
References
- ^ Wojciechows ki, M.F. (2003). "Reconstructing the phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae): an early 21st century perspective." In: B.B. Klitgaard and A. Bruneau (editors). Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, Higher Level Systematics, pp. 5?35. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2003): Germplasm Resources Information Network ? Desmodieae. Version of 2003-JAN-17. Retrieved 2010-AUG-04.
Taxonomy
The Tribe Desmodieae is a member of the Subfamily Papilionoideae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Desmodieae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Rosanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Order: Fabales
Bromhead, 1838
- Family: Leguminosae
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily: Papilionoideae
- Tribe: Desmodieae
- Subfamily: Papilionoideae
- Family: Leguminosae
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Order: Fabales
Bromhead, 1838
- Superorder: Rosanae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Tribe Desmodieae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (11): Alysicarpus · Codariocalyx · Dendrolobium · Desmodium · Droogmansia · Lespedeza · Phyllodium · Pseudarthria · Pycnospora · Tadehagi · Uraria
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,009 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Tribe Desmodieae.
Genera
Alysicarpus
Alysicarpus is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. [more]
Codariocalyx
Dendrolobium
Desmodium
Desmodium is a genus in the flowering plant family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover or beggar lice. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. [more]
Droogmansia
Lespedeza
Lespedeza is a genus of some 40 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers. The genus is native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of eastern North America, eastern and southern Asia and Australasia. [more]
Phyllodium
Pseudarthria
Pycnospora
Tadehagi
Uraria
At least 59 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Uraria.
More info about the Genus Uraria may be found here.
References
- ^ Wojciechowski, M.F. (2003). "Reconstructing the phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae): an early 21st century perspective." In: B.B. Klitgaard and A. Bruneau (editors). Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, Higher Level Systematics, pp. 5?35. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2003): Germplasm Resources Information Network ? Desmodieae. Version of 2003-JAN-17. Retrieved 2010-AUG-04.
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