The tribe Desmodieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae.

It is composed of two subtribes, Desmodiinae and Lespedezinae.

[1] The following genera are recognized by the USDA:[2][3] The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships between different genera of the tribe Desmodieae.

[10] Arthroclianthus Nephrodesmus pro parte Nephrodesmus pro parte Hanslia Ohwia Phyllodium Dendrolobium Droogmansia Akschindlium Tadehagi Aphyllodium Ougeinia Christia Uraria pro parte Mecopus Desmodium pro parte Hegnera Uraria pro parte Melliniella Alysicarpus Desmodium pro parte Leptodesmia Codariocalyx Desmodium pro parte Pseudarthria Hylodesmum Campylotropis Kummerowia Lespedeza Phaseolus (outgroup) Vigna (outgroup) Muellera (outgroup) Fordia (outgroup)

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