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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 Date supplied Infra. rec.
Desmodium abyssinicum (Hoffmanns.) DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium abyssinicum (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Hutch. & Dalziel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium acanthocladum F.Muell. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium acrocarpum Hance Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium affine Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium aikinianum L.C.Beck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium alamanii DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium album (Schindl.) J.F. Macbr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium altissimum Sweet Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium alysicarpoides Meeuwen Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ambiguum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium amethystinum Dunn Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium amplexicaule Zoll. & Moritzi Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium amplifolium Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ancistrocarpum DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium andersoni Seem. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium angustatum (Rose & Standl.) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium angustifolium (Kunth) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium annuum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium aparines (Link) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium appressipilum B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium arboreum Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium arboreum (Roxb.) G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium arbuscula Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium arechavaletae Burkart Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium arenicola (Vail) F.J.Herm. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium argenteum Wall. ex Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium arinense Hoehne Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium arizonicum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium asperum Desv. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium auricomum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 4
Desmodium batocaulon A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium bellum (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium benthamii N.P.Balakr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium betuloides Bedd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium bicolor Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium biflorum DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium bioculatum S.Watson Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium bolsteri Merr. & Rolfe Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium bonatianum Pamp. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium boottii S.Watson Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium brachypodum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium brachystachyum Schltdl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium bracteatum Micheli Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium brasiliense Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium brevipes Vogel Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium bridgesii (Schindl.) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium brownii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cajanifolium (Kunth) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium callianthum Franch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium callilepis Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium campylocaulon Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium campyloclados Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium canaliculatum B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium canescens (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Desmodium caripense G.Don Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cateniferum Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium chamissonis Vogel Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium chartaceum Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium chiapense Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ciliare (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ciliatum (Thunb.) DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium ciliosum Hook. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium cinerascens A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cinerea Wight & Arn. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium cinereum (Kunth) DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cinereum Poepp. ex Griseb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium collinum Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium coloniense M.E.Jones Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium concinnum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium confertum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium conzattii Greenm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cordatum DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium cordifolium (Harms) Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cordistipulum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium craibii H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium craspediferum A.M.G. Azevedo & Abruzzi de Oliveira Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium crassum M.E.Jones Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cubense Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cumanense (Kunth) DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium cuspidatum (Willd.) Loudon Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium decipiens Schindl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium delicatulum A.Rich. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium delotum J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium deltoideum Walp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium densiflorum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium denudatum DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium deplanchei Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium dietrichiae Domin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium dillenii Darl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium discolor Vogel Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium distans Royle ex Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium divergens G. Don Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium djalonense A. Chev. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium dolabriforme Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium dregeanum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium duclouxii Pamp. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium dutrae Malme Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium elatum DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium elegans DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 3
Desmodium ellipticum Macfad. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium elongatum Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium elongatum Zoll. & Moritzi Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium erythrynifolium (Juss.) DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium fernaldii B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ferrugineum Thwaites Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium filiforme Zoll. & Moritzi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium flagellare Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium flexuosum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium floridanum Chapman Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium floridanum Chapm. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium foliosum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium francii Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium fulvescens B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium gargeticum DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium garhwalensis L.R.Dangwal & R.D.Gaur Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium ghiesbreghtii Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium glabrescens Malme Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium glareorum Pedley Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium glutinosum (Willd.) Alph.Wood Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Desmodium gracile M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium gracillimum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium grahamii A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium grandiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium grandifolium (Hornem.) DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium griffithianum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium guadalajaranum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium guaraniticum (Chodat & Hassl.) Malme Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium guianense (Aubl.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium gunnianum Benth. ex A.Gray Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium gunnii Hook.f. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hamosum Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium hannii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hardwickianum Voigt Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium harmsii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hartwegianum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium hassleri (Schindl.) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hayatae H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium helenae Buscal. & Muschl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium helleri Peyr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hentyi Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 5
Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hickenianum Burkart Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium hippocrepidium St.-Lag. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium hippocrepis DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium hirtum Guill. & Perr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium hispidum Franch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium homblei De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium hookerianum D.Dietr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium huillensis Welw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium humifusum (Muhl.) Beck Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium × humifusum (Muhl.) Beck Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium illinoense A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium incanum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium infractum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium intermedium Burkart Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium jaliscanum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium johnstonii B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium juanense Bojer ex Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium jucundum Thwaites Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium juruenense Hoehne Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium kaalense Guillaumin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium kerstenii O.Hoffm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium khasianum Prain Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium kibalanka Blume ex Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium kingianum Prain Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium kulhaitense Prain Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lactescens Bojer Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium lacteumn Steud. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lagopodioides Endl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium laltifolium Wight Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium lamprocarpum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lateristachys Bojer ex Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium lavanduliflorum Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium laxiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lempirae C. Nelson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium leptoclados Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium leptomeres (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. & McVaug Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium leptopus A. Gray ex Benth. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium leptostachyum Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium leucanthum Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium likabalium Bennet & S.Chandra Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium limense Hook. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lindheimeri Vail Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lindleyii Mart. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium linearifolium G.Don Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lineatum (Michx.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium lobatum Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium longiarticulatum (Rusby) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium longifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) Daniels Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium lupulinum Schltdl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium luteolum Yunck. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium luteolum Standl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium macrocarpum Domin Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium macrodesmum (S.F.Blake) Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium macropodium Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium macrostachyum Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium madrense Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium marilandicum Darl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium maxonii (Standl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium megalanthum Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium megaphyllum Zoll. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Desmodium megaphyllum Zoll. & Moritzi Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium metallicum (Rose & Standl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium metcalfei (Rose & J.H.Painter) Kearney & Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium metcalfii (Rose & Painter) Kearney & Peebles Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium mexiae B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium michauxii (Vail) Daniels Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium michelianum (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium michoacanum B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium micranthum (Schindl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium minahassae Koord. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium miniatura Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium molliculum (Kunth) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium monticola Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium muelleri Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium multiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium nantouensis Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium neaei DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium nemorosum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium neomexicanum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium nervosum Vogel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium neurocarpum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium nicaraguense Benth. & Oerst. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium nicaraguense Oerst. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium nitidum M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium novae-hollandiae Domin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium novogalicianum B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium oblongum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium occidentale (C.V.Morton) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ochroleucum Canby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium oldhamii Oliv. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium onatianum Pamp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.) H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium orbiculare Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 3
Desmodium orbiculatum G. Don Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium orbiculatum Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium orinocense (DC.) Cuello Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium orizabanum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ormocarpoides DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium ospriostreblum Chiov. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium oxylobum Müll. Hal. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium pabulare Hoehne Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pachyrhiza Vogel Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pachyrrhizum Vogel Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium painteri (Rose & J.H.Painter) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pallidum (Rose & Painter) Standl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium palmeri Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium paraguanae Pittier Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium parkinsonii Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium parryi Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium parviflorum (Dalzell) H.Oshahi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium parviflorum M. Martens & Galeotti Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium patens G.Don ex Wight Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium paucinervium DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium pedicellatum Graham Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium pedunculatum (Mill.) DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pentaphyllum Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium peripterum Zipp. ex Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium perplexum B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium perrottetii DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium physocarpos Vogel Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pictum (Jacq.) Walp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium pinetomm (Rose & Painter) Greenm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium platycarpum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium plectocarpum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium plicatum Schltdl. & Cham. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium poeppigianum (Schindl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium polygaloides Chodat & Hassl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium polystachyum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium praemorsum Graham Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium prehensile Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pringlei S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 3
Desmodium prodigum (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium prostratum Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pryonii DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pseudarthrioides Schindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium pseudoamplifolium Micheli Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pseudogyrans Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium psilocarpum A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium psilophyllum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pubens (Torr. & A.Gray) M.J.Young Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pulcherrimum Shuttlew. ex Griseb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium pullenii Pedley Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium punctatum (Rottler) DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium purpusianum (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium purpusii Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium pycnostachyum Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium pycnotrichum Pedley Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium quinquangulare Wight Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium ramosissimum G.Don Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium recurvatum (Roxb.) Graham ex Wight & Arn. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium repens (L.) DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium reticulatum Champ. ex Benth. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium retinens Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium rhombifolium DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium rhomboideum Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium rhynchodesmum (S.F.Blake) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium rhytidophyllum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium riedelii (Schindl.) Burkart Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium rigidum (Elliott) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium robustum E.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium rosei B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium rotundifolium (Michx.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium roxburghii Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium roxburghii Walp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium rubrum (Lour.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium saccatum B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sagittatum (Poir.) DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium salicifolium (Poir.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium saxatile (C.V.Morton) B.G.Schub. & McVau Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium scalare B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium schindleri B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium schubertiae H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium schubertianum Standl. & L.O.Williams Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium schusteri (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium schweinfurthii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sclerophyllum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium scopulorum S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium scutatum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium seatonii Greenm. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium securiforme Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium seleri (Schindl.) Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sequax Wall. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sericeum (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sericocarpum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sericophyllum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium serotinum (Willd.) DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium serpens Wall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium serriferum Wall. ex Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium sessilifolium Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium setigerum (E.Mey.) Harv. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium siamense (Schindl.) Craib Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium simplex G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium sinoluteolum H.Ohashi & T.Nemoto Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium skinneri Hemsl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium sodiroanum Ulbr. ex Schindl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium sonorae A.Gray Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium spartioides DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium spirale Griseb. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sprengelii D.Dietr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium stenophyllum Pamp. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium stolzii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium strictum (Pursh) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium strigillosum Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium strobilaceum Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium subrosum G.L. Nesom Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium subsecundum Vogel Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium subsericeum Malme Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium subsessile Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium subsimplex (Benth.) Malme Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium subspicatum S.Watson Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium substipulaceum Blume ex Kurz Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium subtile Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium suembuense G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium sulcatum Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium sumichrastii (Schindl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium sylvicola Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium tanganyikense Baker Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium tastense Brandegee Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium tenax Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium tenue G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium tenuifolium Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium tenuipes (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium teres Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium textile Vieill. ex Guillaumin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium thonningianum D.Dietr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium tiliaceum Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium tinctorum Vieill. ex Guillaumin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium tiwiense Pedley Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium torreyanum Schindl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium triarticulatum Malme Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium trichocaulon DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium trichocaulum DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium trichocaulum Zoll. ex Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium trichostachyum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium trinerve Graham Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium trinervium Fischer ex Loudon Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium tuberculatum G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium tuberosum G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium tweedyi Britton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium unibotryosum C.Chen & X.J.Cui Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium urarioides (S.F.Blake) B.G.Schub. & McVaug Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium vargasianum B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium varians (Labill.) G.Don Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmodium venosum Vogel Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium venustulum Hemsl. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium venustum Steud. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium vidalii H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium violaceum G.Don Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium virgatus (L.) Willd. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium viridiflorum DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium viticinum Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmodium volubile (Schindl.) B.G.Schub. & McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium wade (Vand.) DC. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium weberbaueri (Schindl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium whitfordii (Schindl.) Pedley Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium wigginsii B.G.Schub. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium willdenowii G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmodium williamsii H.Ohashi Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium wittei B.G.Schub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium wrightii A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium wydlerianum Urb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium xylopodium Greenm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium yungasense Britton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium yunnanense Franch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium zenkeri Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmodium zonatum Miq. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,074 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Desmodium. Of these 326 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 240 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 1,074 species names for the genus Desmodium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 326 30.4%
Synonym 628 58.5%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 120 11.2%

All names

The status of the 1,314 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Desmodium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 372 28.3%
Synonym 818 62.3%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 124 9.4%

Of the species names,

A further 27 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 1,074 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Desmodium, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 241 474 0 0 715 66.6%
Medium confidence 22 141 0 0 163 15.2%
Low confidence 63 13 0 120 196 18.2%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Desmodium is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 304 484 0 0 27 788 73.4%
Tropicos 22 144 0 39 0 205 19.1%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 81 0 81 7.5%