Synonyms: Desmodium cinerascens (heterotypic); Desmodium cinerascens var. longipes; Desmodium cinerascens var. microphyllum; Desmodium elegans f. albiflorum; Desmodium elegans var. albiflorum; Desmodium esquirolii; Desmodium forrestii; Desmodium franchetii; Desmodium garhwalensis; Desmodium glaucophyllum; Desmodium rhabdocladum; Desmodium serriferum; Desmodium spicatum; Desmodium tiliifolium; Desmodium tiliifolium f. glabrum; Desmodium tiliifolium f. rhabdocladum; Desmodium tiliifolium var. potaninii; Hedysarum tiliifolium; Meibomia tiliifolia; Ototropis elegans f. albiflora; Sunhangia elegans f. albiflora; Tetranema nutans