| codariocalyx | (n) used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium, Syn. genus Codariocalyx |
| telegraph plant | (n) erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine, Syn. semaphore plant, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans, Codariocalyx motorius |