Phyllodium

Phyllodium
Phyllodium pulchellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
Clade: Millettioids
Tribe: Desmodieae
Genus: Phyllodium
Desv.

Phyllodium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae,[1] in the subfamily Faboideae, tribe Desmodieae and subtribe Desmodiinae. Species are found in tropical and subtropical Asia through to northern Australia.[2]

Species

As of March 2023 Plants of the World Online includes:[2]

  • Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv.
  • Phyllodium hackeri Pedley
  • Phyllodium insigne Schindl.
  • Phyllodium kurzianum (Kuntze) H.Ohashi
  • Phyllodium longipes (Craib) Schindl.
  • Phyllodium pulchellum (L.) Desv.
  • Phyllodium vestitum Benth.

References

  1. ^ Jabbour, Florian; Gaudeul, Myriam; Lambourdière, Josie; Ramstein, Guillaume; Hassanin, Alexandre; Labat, Jean-Noël; Sarthou, Corinne (2018). "Phylogeny, biogeography and character evolution in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae), with special emphasis on the New Caledonian endemic genera". 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.
  2. ^ a b Plants of the World Online: Phyllodium Desv. (retrieved 12 March 2023)