Genus Papilionopsis Steenis

Synonym of Desmodium Desv.


Summary
Genus number:
28340
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
a rejected name (nom. utique rej.) under Madrid ICN Art. 56 (see App. V) that is unavailable for use

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Brummitt, R. K. 2005. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 57. Taxon 54:1098-1099. Note: proposal recommended
  2. Ohashi, H. & R. R. Mill. 2004. (1625) Proposal to reject the name Papilionopsis Steenis (Fabaceae). Taxon 53:564-565.
  3. Verdcourt, B. 1977. The identity of Papilionopsis stylidioides (Leguminosae). Kew Bull. 31:845-846.
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/taxonomygenus?id=28340. Accessed 13 May 2026.