Polhillides H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Ohashi, K, Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Ye, B., Matsumoto, T. & Nata, K. (2019) Phylogenetic Analyses for a New Classifi cation of the Desmodium Group of Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae 3. The Systematic Position of Desmodium velutinum Journal of Japanese Botany 94(2) 65-77

Description of the genus

Derivation of name: Named in honor of Roger Marcus Polhill (1937-), British botanist and taxonomist working at Kew.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa and Asia

Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon.

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Species	Content
velutina (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi	Description, Image

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