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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Ohwia |
| Species: | O. caudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ohwia caudata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi | |
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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. The shrub grows to a height of about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall. It is related to Arthroclianthus, Nephrodesmus and Hanslia. The leaves and roots of the plant are used as an insecticide.
References
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- "Ohwia caudata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- "ohwia - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Archived from the original on 1999-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Desmodium caudatum - Plants For A Future database report". www.pfaf.org. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- 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
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| Ohwia caudata |
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| Desmodium caudatum | |
| Hedysarum caudatum | |
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