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Desmanthus
Desmanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family, Fabaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words δεσμός (desmos), meaning "bundle", and ἄνθος (anthos), meaning "flower". It contains about 24 species of herbs and shrubs that are sometimes described as being suffruticose and have bipinnate leaves. Desmanthus is closely related to Leucaena and in appearance is similar to Neptunia. Like Mimosa and Neptunia, Desmanthus species fold their leaves in the evening. They are native to Mexico and North, Central and South America. Members of the genus are commonly known as bundleflowers. Donkey beans is another common name and originated in Central America, where Desmanthus species are highly regarded as fodder for these domestic draught animals.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Illinois bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus illinoensis
Wild Tantan
speciesDesmanthus virgatus
Velvet Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus velutinus
Prairie Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus leptolobus
Cooley's Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus cooleyi
Desmanthus fruticosus
speciesDesmanthus fruticosus
pigeon bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus pernambucanus
wild tantan
speciesDesmanthus acuminatus
Coville's Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus covillei
Netleaf Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus reticulatus
Desmanthus leptophyllus
speciesDesmanthus leptophyllus
Two-horn Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus bicornutus
Desmanthus oligospermus
speciesDesmanthus oligospermus
Dwarf Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus tatuhyensis
Desmanthus painteri
speciesDesmanthus painteri
Glandular Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus glandulosus
Desmanthus paspalaceus
speciesDesmanthus paspalaceus
Desmanthus pumilus
speciesDesmanthus pumilus
Desmanthus interior
speciesDesmanthus interior
Bluntpod Bundleflower
speciesDesmanthus obtusus
Desmanthus pubescens
speciesDesmanthus pubescens
Desmanthus hexapetalus
speciesDesmanthus hexapetalus
Desmanthus pringlei
speciesDesmanthus pringlei
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128700.