| Leptodesmia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Leptodesmia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f. (1865) |
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Leptodesmia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species ranging from Madagascar and the Comoros to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland.
- Leptodesmia bojeriana (Baill.) Baker – Madagascar
- Leptodesmia congesta (Wight) Benth. – Comoros, Madagascar, and India
- Leptodesmia microphylla (Thunb.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – Indian subcontinent to Indochina, China, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland
- Leptodesmia perrieri Schindl. – Comoros and Madagascar
References
- ^ Leptodesmia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- Jabbour, Florian; Gaudeul, Myriam; Lambourdière, Josie; Ramstein, Guillaume; Hassanin, Alexandre; Labat, Jean-Noël; Sarthou, Corinne (2018-01-01). "Phylogeny, biogeography and character evolution in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae), with special emphasis on the New Caledonian endemic genera" (PDF). 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.
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| Leptodesmia | |
| Desmodium sect. Leptodesmia | |
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