Desmodieae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae – Lespedezinae

Genera: Akschindlium – Alysicarpus – Aphyllodium – Arthroclianthus – Bouffordia – Campylotropis – Christia – Codariocalyx – Dendrolobium – Desmodiastrum – Desmodiopsis – Desmodium – Droogmansia – Eleiotis – Grona – Hanslia – Hegnera – Huangtcia – Hylodesmum – Kummerowia – Leptodesmia – Lespedeza – Mecopus – Melliniella – Nephrodesmus – Ohwia – Ototropis – Oxytes – Pedleya – Phyllodium – Pleurolobus – Pseudarthria – Pullenia – Pycnospora – Sohmaea – Tadehagi – Tateishia – Trifidacanthus – Uraria – Verdesmum
Akschindlium – Alysicarpus – Aphyllodium – Arthroclianthus – Bouffordia – Christia – Codariocalyx – Dendrolobium – Desmodiastrum – Desmodiopsis – Desmodium – Droogmansia – Eleiotis – Grona – Hanslia – Hegnera – Huangtcia – Hylodesmum – Leptodesmia – Mecopus – Melliniella – Murtonia – Nephrodesmus – Ohwia – Ototropis – Oxytes – Pedleya – Phyllodium – Pleurolobus – Polhillides – Pseudarthria – Pullenia – Pycnospora – Sohmaea – Tadehagi – Tateishia – Trifidacanthus – Uraria – Verdesmum
Campylotropis – Kummerowia – Lespedeza

Name

Desmodieae Hutch. Gen. Fl. Pl. 1: 477. (1964)

Type genus: Desmodium Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 1(3): 122, pl. 5, f. 15. (1813)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Hedysareae subtribe Desmodiinae Benth. (1965)
Coronilleae subtribe Desmodiinae (Benth.) Schulze-Menz (1964)

References
Primary references

Hutchinson, J., 1964. The Genera of Flowering Plants 1: 477–478.

Additional references

Kazuaki, O., Hiroyoshi, O., Tomoyuki, N., Chika, A., Hayato, K., Koji, N., Hironori, O. & Kana, Y. 2018. Phylogenetic Analyses for Classification of the Desmodium Group of Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae 2. Two New Genera Separated from Desmodium and Two New Combinations in Grona and Sohmaea. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(5): 293-306. ResearchGate Reference page.
Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 87(2): 108-118. PDF Reference page.
Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. 2012. Verdesmum, a new genus of Leguminosae: tribe Desmodieae.). Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 87: 299-306. PDF Reference page.
Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Ikeda, T., Izumi, H., Kobayashi, H., Muragaki, H., Nata, K., Sato, N. & Suzuki, M. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 165-189. ResearchGate Reference page.
Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Abe, C., Kotani, H., Nata, K., Ohtake, H. & Yamamoto, K., 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae 2. two new genera separated from Desmodium and two new combinations in Grona and Sohmaea. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(5): 293-306. ResearchGate Reference page.
The Legume Research Group 2016. Desmodieae in Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed Jan. 30 2016.

Links

Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. See Genera in Faboideae
Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodieae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Nov 2020.

Vernacular names
한국어: 도둑놈의갈고리족
русский: Десмодиевые
中文: 山蚂蝗族

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]
Contents

1 Genera
1.1 Desmodium clade
1.2 Lespedeza clade
1.3 Phyllodium clade
2 Phylogeny
3 References

Genera

The following genera are recognized by the USDA:[2][3]
Desmodium clade

Alysicarpus Desv. 1813
Christia Moench 1802
Codariocalyx Hassk. 1842
Desmodiastrum (Prain) A. Pramanik & Thoth. 1986
Desmodium Desv. 1813—tick clover
Eleiotis DC. 1825
Hegnera Schindl. 1924
Huangtcia H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi 2019[4]
Hylodesmum H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill 2000
Leptodesmia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f. 1865
Mecopus Benn. 1840
Melliniella Harms 1914
Monarthrocarpus Merr. 1910
Ototropis Nees[5]
Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. 1834
Puhuaea H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi 2019[6]
Pycnospora R. Br. ex Wight & Arn. 1834
Sunhangia H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi 2019[6]
Trifidacanthus Merr. 1917
Uraria Desv. 1813

Lespedeza clade

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

Phyllodium clade

Akschindlium H.Ohashi 2003[7]
Aphyllodium (DC.) Gagnep. 1916
Arthroclianthus Baill. 1870
Dendrolobium (Wight & Arn.) Benth. 1852
Droogmansia De Wild. 1902
Hanslia Schindl. 1924
Nephrodesmus Schindl. 1916
Ohwia H.Ohashi 1999
Ougeinia Benth. 1852
Phyllodium Desv. 1813
Tadehagi H. Ohashi 1973
Verdesmum H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi 2012[8]

Phylogeny

The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships between different genera of the tribe Desmodieae.[9]
 
 
Desmodieae
 
Phyllodium Clade
 
 
 
 
 
 

Arthroclianthus
 
 

Nephrodesmus pro parte
 
 
 
 
 

Nephrodesmus pro parte
 
 

Hanslia
 
 
 

Ohwia
 
 
 
 
 

Phyllodium
 
 

Dendrolobium
 
 
 
 
 
 

Droogmansia
 
 

Akschindlium
 
 
 

Tadehagi
 
 
 
 

Aphyllodium
 
 
 

Ougeinia
 
 
Desomdium Clade
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Christia
 
 

Uraria pro parte
 
 
 

Mecopus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Desmodium pro parte
 
 

Hegnera
 
 
 

Uraria pro parte
 
 
 
 

Melliniella
 
 

Alysicarpus
 
 
 
 

Desmodium pro parte
 
 
 
 
 

Leptodesmia
 
 

Codariocalyx
 
 
 
 

Desmodium pro parte
 
 
 

Pseudarthria
 
 
 

Hylodesmum
 
 
 
Lespedeza Clade
 

Campylotropis
 
 
 

Kummerowia
 
 

Lespedeza
 
 
 
 
 
 

Phaseolus (outgroup)
 
 

Vigna (outgroup)
 
 
 
 
 

Muellera (outgroup)
 
 

Fordia (outgroup)
 
 
 
References

M. F. Wojciechowski (2003). "Reconstructing the phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae): an early 21st century perspective" (PDF). In B. B. Klitgaard; A. Bruneau (eds.). Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, Higher Level Systematics. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 5–35. ISBN 1-84246-054-4.
"Desmodieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. January 17, 2003. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
Egan AN, Vatanparast M, Cagle W (2016). "Parsing polyphyletic Pueraria: Delimiting distinct evolutionary lineages through phylogeny". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 104: 44–59. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.001. hdl:10342/4191. PMID 27495827.
Ohashi, Kazuaki; Ohashi, Hiroyoshi; Nemoto, Tomoyuki; Ikeda, Tatsuki (June 2018). "Phylogenetic Analyses for a New Classification of the Desmodium Group of Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae". Journal of Japanese Botany. 93( (3): 165–189.
Ohashi H, Ohashi K (2012). "Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae)" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 87 (2): 108–118.
Ohashi, K.; Ohashi, H.; Bin, Ye; Nata, K. (2019). "A new phylogenetic classification of Ototropis (Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae). Author(s) : ; ; ;". Journal of Japanese Botany. 94 (5): 265–299.
Ohashi H. (2003). "A new vircumscription of Tadehagi and a new genus Akschindlium (Leguminosae)" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 78 (5): 269–294.
Ohashi H, Ohashi K (2012). "Verdesmum, a new genus of Leguminosae: tribe Desmodieae" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 87 (5): 299–306.
Jabbour F, Gaudeul M, Lambourdière J, Ramstein G, Hassanin A, Labat J-N, Sarthou C. (2018). "Phylogeny, biogeography and character evolution in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae), with special emphasis on the New Caledonian endemic genera" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 118: 108–121. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.017.