Desmodieae

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.

Genera
The following genera are recognized by the USDA:

Desmodium clade

 * Alysicarpus Desv. 1813
 * Bouffordia
 * Christia Moench 1802
 * Codariocalyx Hassk. 1842
 * Desmodiastrum (Prain) A. Pramanik & Thoth. 1986


 * Desmodium Desv. 1813 —tick clover
 * Eleiotis DC. 1825
 * Grona
 * Hegnera Schindl. 1924
 * Huangtcia H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi 2019
 * Hylodesmum H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill 2000
 * Leptodesmia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f. 1865


 * Mecopus Benn. 1840
 * Melliniella Harms 1914
 * Monarthrocarpus Merr. 1910


 * Ototropis Nees
 * Pleurolobus
 * Polhillides


 * Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. 1834
 * Puhuaea H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi 2019
 * Pycnospora R. Br. ex Wight & Arn. 1834
 * Sohmaea
 * Sunhangia H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi 2019
 * Tateishia
 * 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
 * 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

Phylogeny
The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships between different genera of the tribe Desmodieae.