Desmodiastrum

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Desmodiastrum
Species: D. belgaumense – D. parviflorum – D. racemosum
Name

Desmodiastrum A.Pramanik & Thoth. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 65: 374. (1986)

Type species: Desmodiastrum racemosum (Benth.) A. Pramanik & Thoth. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 65: 375. (1986)

Note: Govaerts et al. (2020) place this genus in synonymy with Alysicarpus cf. Hasler (2020), but without citing any evidence for their synonymy, see also Ohashi et al. (2017), who provide additional evidence for the segregation.
References

Pramanik, A. & Thothathri, K. 1986. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 65: 374.
Hassler, M. 2020. Desmodiastrum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodiastrum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2916. Desmodiastrum. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 14 2916.
Ohashi, K., Nemoto, T., Nata, K. & Ohashi, H. 2017. Pollen Morphology of the Genus Desmodiastrum (Leguminosae Subfam. Papilionoideae Tribe Desmodieae). Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 92(5): 283-293. ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2016. Desmodiastrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Mar. 14.

Desmodiastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.