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Hylodesmum

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Hylodesmum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum, nakedflower ticktrefoil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Subtribe: Desmodiinae
Genus: Hylodesmum
H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill (2000)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Papilionopsis Steenis (1960)
  • Podocarpium (Benth.) Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang (1979)

Hylodesmum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, sometimes called ticktrefoils[3] or tick-trefoils.[4] It is sometimes treated as part of Desmodium.[5] It includes 16 species native to eastern North America, sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, south, southeast, and eastern Asia, Malesia, and New Guinea.[2]

Species

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Species in Hylodesmum include:[2][4][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hylodesmum H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill, Edinburgh J. Bot. 57(2): 173 (2000)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Hylodesmum H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Desmodium glutinosum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  4. ^ a b Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Hylodesmum". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  5. ^ "Genus Desmodium". ildis.org. International Legume Database & Information Service.
  6. ^ "Hylodesmum, Podocarpium". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  7. ^ Song, Zhu-Qiu; Yao, Gang; Pan, Bo; Li, Jian-Wu; Huang, Xiang-Xu; Tan, Yun-Hong; Xu, Dong-Xian (28 June 2019). "Return Verdesmum menglaense to the genus Hylodesmum (Fabaceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence". PhytoKeys (126): 1–12. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.126.34599. PMC 6611757. PMID 31303811.