| Desmodium hybr. | | a | |
| Desmodium spp. | | a | |
| Desmodium acuminatum (Michx.) DC. | Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood | | |
| Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. var. robustum B. G. Schub. | | a | i |
| Desmodium affine Schltdl. | | a | |
| Desmodium albiflorum Salzm. ex Benth. | Desmodium affine Schltdl. | | |
| Desmodium angustifolium (Kunth) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium aparines (Link) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium arechavaletae Burkart | | a | |
| Desmodium arizonicum S. Watson | | a | |
| Desmodium asperum (Poir.) Desv. | Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J. F. Macbr. | | |
| Desmodium auriculatum DC. | Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H. Ohashi subsp. auriculatum (DC.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. var. acutifolium (Kuntze) Urb. | | a | i |
| Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. var. genuinum Urb. | | a | i |
| Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. var. argyreum | | a | i |
| Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. var. dimorphum (Welw. ex Baker) B. G. Schub. | | a | i |
| Desmodium batocaulon A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium biarticulatum (L.) F. Muell. | Aphyllodium biarticulatum (L.) Gagnep. | | |
| Desmodium blandum Meeuwen | Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv. | | |
| Desmodium bodinieri H. Lev. | Desmodium podocarpum DC. | | |
| Desmodium brachypodum A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium bracteosum (Michx.) DC. | Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G. Don | | |
| Desmodium bracteosum (Michx.) DC. var. longifolium (Torr. & A. Gray) B. L. Rob. | Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G. Don | | i |
| Desmodium buergeri Miq. | Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium caffrum (E. Mey.) Druce | Desmodium dregeanum Benth. | | |
| Desmodium cajanifolium (Kunth) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium campylocaulon F. Muell. ex Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium canescens (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell. | Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium capitatum (Burm. f.) DC. | Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr. | | i |
| Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium cephalotes (Roxb.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn. | Dendrolobium triangulare (Retz.) Schindl. | | |
| Desmodium ciliare (Willd.) DC. | Codariocalyx gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) Hassk. | | |
| Desmodium cinerascens A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium cinereum (Kunth) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium concinnum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium confertum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn. | | a | |
| Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G. Don | | a | |
| Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G. Don var. longifolium (Torr. & A. Gray) B. G. Schub. | Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G. Don | | i |
| Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium diffusum (Willd.) DC. | Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium diffusum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium dillenii Darl. | Desmodium spp. | | |
| Desmodium discolor Vogel | | a | |
| Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J. F. Macbr. | | a | |
| Desmodium dregeanum Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium elegans (Lour.) Benth. | Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv. | | |
| Desmodium elegans DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium esquirolii H. Lev. | Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv. | | |
| Desmodium exiguum A. Gray | Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. exiguum (A. Gray) B. G. Schub. | | |
| Desmodium fallax Schindl. | Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. fallax (Schindl.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium fallax Schindl. var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Nakai | Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. fallax (Schindl.) H. Ohashi | | i |
| Desmodium filiforme Hook. f. | Desmodium limense Hook. | | i |
| Desmodium flagellare Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium flexuosum Wall. ex Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium floribundum (D. Don) Sweet | Desmodium multiflorum DC. | | |
| Desmodium formosum Vogel | Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai subsp. formosa (Vogel) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium frutescens Schindl. | Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium gardneri Benth. | Desmodium laxum DC. subsp. leptopus (A. Gray ex Benth.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood | | a | |
| Desmodium grahamii A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium grandiflorum DC. | Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex G. Don | | |
| Desmodium gunnii Hook. f. | Desmodium varians (Labill.) G. Don var. gunnii (Hook. f.) Benth. | | i |
| Desmodium gyrans (L. f.) DC. | Codariocalyx motorius (Houtt.) H. Ohashi | | i |
| Desmodium gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) DC. | Codariocalyx gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) Hassk. | | |
| Desmodium hassleri (Schindl.) Burkart | | a | |
| Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. angustifolium (Craib) H. Ohashi | | a | i |
| Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. heterocarpon | | a | i |
| Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen | | a | i |
| Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. ovalifolium (Prain) H. Ohashi | | a | i |
| Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium hirtum Guill. & Perr. | | a | |
| Desmodium hjalmarsonii (Schindl.) Standl. | Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. | | |
| Desmodium hookerianum D. Dietr. | | a | |
| Desmodium humifusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) L. C. Beck | | a | |
| Desmodium illinoense A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium infractum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. | | a | |
| Desmodium japonicum Miq. | Desmodium podocarpum DC. | | |
| Desmodium jucundum Thwaites | | a | |
| Desmodium laburnifolium (Poir.) DC. | Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium lanceolatum (Dunn) Schindl. ex Gagnep. | Dendrolobium lanceolatum (Dunn) Schindl. | | |
| Desmodium lasiocarpum (P. Beauv.) DC. | Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium latifolium (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) DC. | Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium laxiflorum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium laxum DC. subsp. leptopus (A. Gray ex Benth.) H. Ohashi | | a | i |
| Desmodium leiocarpon (Spreng.) G. Don | | a | |
| Desmodium leptopus A. Gray ex Benth. | Desmodium laxum DC. subsp. leptopus (A. Gray ex Benth.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium limense Hook. | | a | |
| Desmodium limense Hook. var. sandwicense (E. Mey.) Schindl. ex O. N. Allen & E. K. Allen, nom. nud. | Desmodium sandwicense E. Mey. | | i |
| Desmodium lindheimeri Vail | | a | |
| Desmodium lineatum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium macrocarpum Domin | | a | |
| Desmodium marilandicum Darl. | | a | |
| Desmodium mauritianum (Willd.) DC. | Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium maxonii (Standl.) Standl. | | a | |
| Desmodium michauxii (Vail) Daniels | Desmodium rotundifolium DC. | | |
| Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium molle (Vahl) DC. | Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium molliculum (Kunth) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium motorium (Houtt.) Merr. | Codariocalyx motorius (Houtt.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium muelleri Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium multiflorum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium natalitium Sond. | | a | |
| Desmodium nemorosum F. Muell. ex Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium neomexicanum A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium nicaraguense Oerst. | | a | |
| Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl.) B. G. Schub. | | a | |
| Desmodium oblatum Baker ex Kurz | Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. | | |
| Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium oldhamii Oliv. | | a | |
| Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.) H. Ohashi | | a | |
| Desmodium ospriostreblum Chiov. | | a | |
| Desmodium ovalifolium (Prain) Wall. ex Merr. | Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. ovalifolium (Prain) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium ovalifolium Guill. & Perr. | Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium oxyphyllum DC. | Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium pabulare Hoehne | | a | |
| Desmodium pachyrhizum Vogel | | a | |
| Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium parvifolium DC. | Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium penduliflorum Oudem. | Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai | | |
| Desmodium perplexum B. G. Schub. | | a | |
| Desmodium podocarpum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. fallax (Schindl.) H. Ohashi | | a | i |
| Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. Ohashi | | a | i |
| Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. Ohashi var. szechuenense Craib | | a | i |
| Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. podocarpum | | a | i |
| Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC. | Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. heterocarpon | | |
| Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC. var. angustifolium Craib | Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. angustifolium (Craib) H. Ohashi | | i |
| Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC. var. ovalifolium Prain | Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. ovalifolium (Prain) H. Ohashi | | i |
| Desmodium prehensile Schltdl. | | a | |
| Desmodium pringlei S. Watson | | a | |
| Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. | | a | |
| Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. exiguum (A. Gray) B. G. Schub. | | a | i |
| Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. longipes (Schindl.) B. G. Schub. | | a | i |
| Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. procumbens | | a | i |
| Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. transversum (B. L. Rob. & Greenm.) B. G. Schub. | | a | i |
| Desmodium prostratum Brandegee | | a | |
| Desmodium pseudotriquetrum DC. | Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H. Ohashi subsp. pseudotriquetrum (DC.) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium psilocarpum A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium psilophyllum Schltdl. | | a | |
| Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth. | Phyllodium pulchellum (L.) Desv. | | |
| Desmodium purpureum (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle | Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium racemosum DC. | Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. Ohashi | | i |
| Desmodium ramosissimum G. Don | | a | |
| Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. | | a | |
| Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. var. oblatum (Baker ex Kurz) H. Ohashi | Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. | | i |
| Desmodium rensonii (J. H. Painter ex Renson) Choussy | Desmodium nicaraguense Oerst. | | |
| Desmodium repandum (Vahl) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium reticulatum Champ. ex Benth. | Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. angustifolium (Craib) H. Ohashi | | |
| Desmodium retinens Schltdl. | | a | |
| Desmodium rhytidophyllum F. Muell. ex Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium riedelii (Schindl.) Burkart | | a | |
| Desmodium rigidum (Elliott) DC. | Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium rosei B. G. Schub. | | a | |
| Desmodium rotundifolium DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium rubrum (Lour.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium salicifolium (Poir.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium salicifolium (Poir.) DC. var. salicifolium | | a | i |
| Desmodium sambuense (D. Don) DC. | Desmodium multiflorum DC. | | |
| Desmodium sandwicense E. Mey. | | a | |
| Desmodium scopulorum S. Watson | | a | |
| Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. | | a | |
| Desmodium sequax Wall. | | a | |
| Desmodium sericophyllum Schltdl. | | a | |
| Desmodium sessilifolium Torr. & A. Gray | | a | |
| Desmodium setigerum (E. Mey.) Harv. | | a | |
| Desmodium sintenisii Urb. | | a | |
| Desmodium sinuatum Baker | Desmodium sequax Wall. | | |
| Desmodium spicatum Rehder | Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv. | | |
| Desmodium spirale DC. | Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. procumbens | | |
| Desmodium spirale DC. var. transversum B. L. Rob. & Greenm. | Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. var. transversum (B. L. Rob. & Greenm.) B. G. Schub. | | i |
| Desmodium stipulaceum DC. | Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium strigillosum Schindl. | | a | |
| Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr. | | a | |
| Desmodium subsericeum Malme | | a | |
| Desmodium supinum DC. | Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC. | | |
| Desmodium szechuenense (Craib) Schindl. | Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. Ohashi var. szechuenense Craib | | |
| Desmodium tanganyikense Baker | | a | |
| Desmodium tenuiflorum Micheli | Macrotyloma tenuiflorum (Micheli) Verdc. | | |
| Desmodium thunbergii DC. | Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai subsp. thunbergii | | |
| Desmodium tiliifolium (D. Don) G. Don | Desmodium elegans DC. | | |
| Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium triangulare (Retz.) Merr. | Dendrolobium triangulare (Retz.) Schindl. | | |
| Desmodium trichocaulon DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium trichostachyum Benth. | | a | |
| Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium triquetrum (L.) DC. | Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H. Ohashi subsp. triquetrum | | |
| Desmodium triquetrum (L.) DC. subsp. pseudotriquetrum (DC.) Prain | Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) H. Ohashi subsp. pseudotriquetrum (DC.) H. Ohashi | | i |
| Desmodium umbellatum (L.) DC. | Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth. | | |
| Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium varians (Labill.) G. Don | | a | |
| Desmodium varians (Labill.) G. Don var. gunnii (Hook. f.) Benth. | | a | i |
| Desmodium varians (Labill.) G. Don var. varians | | a | i |
| Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium virgatum Zoll. | | a | |
| Desmodium viridiflorum DC. | | a | |
| Desmodium wigginsii B. G. Schub. | Desmodium scopulorum S. Watson | | |
| Desmodium zonatum Miq. | | a | |