Maekawaea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes three species native to New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, and Queensland).[1]

Maekawaea
Maekawaea rhytidophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Maekawaea
H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi (2020)
Species[1]

It includes three accepted species, which were previously placed in genus Desmodium:[1]

  • Maekawaea macrocarpa (Domin) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – Queensland
  • Maekawaea rhytidophylla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, and Queensland)
  • Maekawaea tenax (Schindl.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – New Guinea and Queensland

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