aeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic "dalbergia" clade of the dalbergieae. they are known commonly as jointvetches. these legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic. the genus as currently circumscribed is paraphyletic 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 monophyletic.