Sarcodum
Introduction '''''Sarcodum''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, tribe Wisterieae. Its three species are twining vines growing over shrubs, and are native from southeast mainland China to the Solomon Islands.
Description ''Sarcodum'' species are twining vines that scramble over shrubs, growing up to  high. The mature stems are reddish brown. The leaves have 8–44 leaflets arranged in pairs, plus a terminal leaflet. Individual leaflets may be up to  long by  wide. The inflorescences are composed of erect leafy axillary and terminal racemes  long. Each flower is  long, and has the typical shape of a member of the family Fabaceae. The pink or pinkish lilac standard petal is  long by  wide with a broad, dark yellow nectar guide. The wing petals are  long by  across, either much or slightly shorter than the keel petals, and with short basal claws. The keel petals are  long by  wide. Nine of the stamens are fused together, the tenth is free; all curve upwards at the apex. The seed pods are up to  long, initially green, then black and hard when ripe, splitting to release the 4–10 seeds.
Taxonomy The genus ''Sarcodum'' was established by João de Loureiro in 1790.The genus name is derived from the Greek  (''sarkōdēs'') 'fleshy', referring to the seed pod. A 2019 molecular phylogenetic confirmed the monophyly of the genus, placing it in the tribe Wisterieae. ''Sarcodum'' is most closely related to ''Endosamara'' and ''Sigmoidala'' but has smaller leaflets – mostly less than  wide as opposed to mostly  wide in the other two genera. Its inflorescences are leafy racemes rather than larger erect panicles.===Species===, Plants of the World Online accepted three genera:*''Sarcodum bicolor'' Adema*''Sarcodum scandens'' Lour. *''Sarcodum solomonense'' R.Clark
Distribution and habitat The three species of ''Sarcodum'' are native to southeast mainland China and Hainan, Vietnam and Laos, and south to Java,  the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Maluku Islands, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Solomon Islands. The species grow in low thickets from sea level to .
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