Taxon: Leptodesmia microphylla (Thunb.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi

Summary

Genus:

Leptodesmia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Desmodieae

Subtribe:

Desmodiinae

Nomen number:

485423

Place of publication:

J. Jap. Bot. 93:186. 2018

Verified:

08/09/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Hedysarum microphyllum Thunb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Codariocalyx microphyllus (Thunb.) H. Ohashi
Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium parvifolium DC.
Meibomia parvifolia (DC.) Kuntze

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Japanese Rōmaji	hime-no-hagi			2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: as Desmodium microphyllum

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China		s.	Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan		Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Ryukyus	Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory	n.	Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland	n.	Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia	n.?	Green, J. W. 1985. Census of the vascular plants of Western Australia

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China (s.)
EASTERN ASIA: Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Ryukyus), Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.), Western Australia (n.?), Northern Territory (n.)]

Reference(s)

Green, J. W. 1985. Census of the vascular plants of Western Australia
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Ohashi, K. et al. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. J. Jap. Bot. 93:186.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):246. Note: as Desmodium microphyllum

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=485423. Accessed 12 May 2026.