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Desmodium Desv.

This genus name was first published in J. Bot. Agric. 1(2): 122, t. 5, f. 15 (1813)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000011206.

Literature

Synonyms of Desmodium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dollinera Endl. Gen. Pl. : 1285 (1840) wfo-4000012383
Edusaron Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 371 (1787) wfo-4000013035
Meibomia Heist. ex Fabr. Enum. : 168 (1759) wfo-4000023531
Nephromeria (Benth.) Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 281 (1924) wfo-4000025939
Nicolsonia DC. Prodr. 2: 325 (1825) wfo-4000026091
Oxydium Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar. : 156 (1840) wfo-4000027556
Tropitoma Raf. New Fl. 2: 19 (1837) wfo-4000039477

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Desmodium:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium Podocarpium (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(2): 520. 1865 [Oct 1865] (as Podocarpia) wfo-3000002852
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium albiflorum Cordem. Fl. Réunion : 403 (1895) wfo-0000193369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium capense G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 292. 1832 [Oct 1832] wfo-0001353123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium elegans subsp. wolohoense (Schindl.) H.Ohashi J. Jap. Bot. 70(2): 113 (1995):. wfo-0001369172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium heterocarpon var. ovalifolium (Wall. ex Prain) Rugayah et in Reinwardtia 10(3): 382 (1987):. 1986 wfo-0001397811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium nemorosum subsp. whitfordii (Schindl.) H.Ohashi J. Jap. Bot. 79(2): 128. 2004 [April 2004] wfo-0001368055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium oldhamii f. album T.B.Lee Bull. Seoul Natl. Univ. Forests 3: 36. 1966 wfo-0001325801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium podocarpum f. album (Sugim.) H.Ohashi J. Jap. Bot. 52(3): 96. 1977 wfo-0001034359
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium racemosum var. albiflorum Siebold ex Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3(2): 48. 1867 wfo-0001398871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Desmodium triangulare var. congestum (Prain) Santapau Kew Bull. 3(2): 276 1948 — wfo-0001061703