Ohwia caudata

Ohwia caudata, formerly placed in the genus Desmodium (as D. caudatum), is a deciduous nitrogen fixing plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in India, China, Taiwan and other parts of Asia.[3] The shrub grows to a height of about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall.[4] It is related to Arthroclianthus, Nephrodesmus and Hanslia.[5] The leaves and roots of the plant are used as an insecticide.[4]

Ohwia caudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Ohwia
Species:	O. caudata
Binomial name
Ohwia caudata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi[1]
Synonyms[2]
Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC. Catenaria caudata (Thunb.) Schindl. Desmodium laburnifolium (Poir.) DC. Hedysarum caudatum Thunb. Hedysarum laburnifolium Poir. Meibomia laburnifolia (Poir.) Kuntze Ohwia caudatum (Thunb.) H. Ohashi

References

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2. "Ohwia caudata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). |access-date= requires |url= (help)
3. "ohwia - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Archived from the original on 1999-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
4. "Desmodium caudatum - Plants For A Future database report". www.pfaf.org. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
5. Jabbour, F., Gaudeul, M., Lambourdière, J., Ramstein, G., Hassanin, A., Labat, J. N., & Sarthou, C. (2018). Phylogeny, biogeography and character evolution in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae), with special emphasis on the New Caledonian endemic genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 118:108-121 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.017