Aeschynomene is a genus of in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia. These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are Aquatic plants.
The genus as currently circumscribed is paraphyly and it has been suggested that the subgenus Ochopodium be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus monophyly. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 114 species.
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