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Desmodium

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Desmodium was named by Desvaux (1813). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fabaceae by Chauhan (1991); and to Leguminosae by MacGinitie (1941), Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Liu et al. (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Desmodium Desvaux
1941Desmodium MacGinitie
1976Desmodium Lakhanpal et al.
1991Desmodium Chauhan
1996Desmodium Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusDesmodiumDesvaux 1813

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Desmodium Desvaux 1813
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Desmodium gangeticum Puri 1951
Desmodium indentum MacGinitie 1941
Desmodium latifolium Puri 1951
Desmodium laxiflorum Puri 1948
Desmodium nutans Wallich 1850
Desmodium podocarpum Puri 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available