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Desmodiastrum

Desmodiastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is found in India. The genus includes three species of annuals which are native to India, Myanmar, and Java.Desmodiastrum belgaumense (Wight) A.Pramanik & Thoth. – western India Desmodiastrum parviflorum (Dalzell) H.Ohashi – India, Myanmar, and eastern Java Desmodiastrum racemosum (Benth.) A.Pramanik & Thoth. – India

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Desmodiastrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Subtribe: Desmodiinae
Genus: Desmodiastrum
(Prain) A. Pramanik & Thoth. (1986)
Species1
  • Desmodiastrum belgaumense (Wight) A.Pramanik & Thoth.
  • Desmodiastrum parviflorum (Dalzell) H.Ohashi
  • Desmodiastrum racemosum (Benth.) A.Pramanik & Thoth.

Desmodiastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is found in India.2 The genus includes three species of annuals which are native to India, Myanmar, and Java.1

  • Desmodiastrum belgaumense (Wight) A.Pramanik & Thoth. – western India
  • Desmodiastrum parviflorum (Dalzell) H.Ohashi – India, Myanmar, and eastern Java
  • Desmodiastrum racemosum (Benth.) A.Pramanik & Thoth. – India
References

References

  1. Desmodiastrum (Prain) A.Pramanik & Thoth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. Jabbour, Florian; Gaudeul, Myriam; Lambourdière, Josie; Ramstein, Guillaume; Hassanin, Alexandre; Labat, Jean-Noël; Sarthou, Corinne (2018-01-01). "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. Bibcode:2018MolPE.118..108J. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.017. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 28966123. S2CID 3669840.