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Desmanthus

The genus Desmanthus is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Desmanthus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Desmanthus acuminatus Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus adenanthera (Roxb.) Wall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus balsensis J.L.Contr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus bicornutus S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus callistachys DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus caudatus (Vahl) Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus cooleyi (Eaton) Trel. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus covillei (Britton & Rose) B.L.Turner Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus covillei (Britton & Rose) Wiggins Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus diffusum Hook. & Arn. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus divergens Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus fruticosus Rose Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus glandulosus (B.L.Turner) Luckow Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus glomeratus (Forssk.) Lag. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus hexapetalus (Micheli) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill. ex B.L. Rob. & Fernald Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus insularis (Britton & Rose) León Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus interior (Britton & Rose) Bullock Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus leptolobus Torr. & A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus leptophyllus Kunth Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus leptostachys DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus luteus (Leavenw.) Benth. ex Chapman Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus obtusus S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus oligospermus Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus painteri (Britton & Rose) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus palmeri (Britton & Rose) Wiggins Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus palustris G.Bertol. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus paspalaceus (Lindm.) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus pernambucanus (L.) Thell. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus pringlei (Britton & Rose) F.J.Herm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus pubescens B.L.Turner Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus pumilus (Schltdl.) J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus pusillus Zipp. ex Span. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus ramosissimum DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus reticulatus Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus richardianus (Baill.) Drake Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus subulatus (Britton & Rose) Wiggins Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Desmanthus tatuhyensis Hoehne Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Desmanthus trispermus Span. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Desmanthus velutinus Scheele Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14

Statistics

The Plant List includes 122 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Desmanthus. Of these 29 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 20 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Desmanthus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 122 species names for the genus Desmanthus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 29 23.8%
◕ Synonym 80 65.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 13 10.7%

All names

The status of the 142 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Desmanthus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 30 21.1%
◕ Synonym 99 69.7%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 13 9.2%

The confidence with which the status of the 122 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Desmanthus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 24 77 0 0 101 82.8%
Medium confidence 5 3 0 0 8 6.6%
Low confidence 0 0 0 13 13 10.7%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Desmanthus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 24 77 0 0 0 101 82.8%
Tropicos 5 3 0 4 0 12 9.8%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 9 0 9 7.4%