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Desmodium adscendens (Sw.)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium adscendens (Sw.)DC. [Preferred name]
    Desmodium adscendens var. caeruleum (Lindl.)DC. {Synonym}
    Desmodium caespitosum (Poir.)DC. {Synonym}
    Desmodium glaucescens Miq. {Synonym}
    Desmodium heterophyllum sensu auct. {Misapplied}
    Desmodium obovatum Vogel {Synonym}
    Desmodium oxalidifolium G.Don {Synonym}
    Desmodium oxalidifolium Miq. {Synonym}
    Desmodium strangulatum Thwaites {Synonym}
    Desmodium thwaitesii Baker {Synonym}
    Desmodium triflorum var. heterophyllum sensu auct. {Misapplied}
    Desmodium trifoliastrum Miq. {Synonym}
    Desmodium vogelii Steud. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum adscendens Sw. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum adscendens var. caeruleum Lindl. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum caespitosum Poir. {Synonym}
    Meibomia adscendens (Sw.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Meibomia thwaitesii (Baker)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Meibomia trifoliastra (Miq.)Kuntze {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Matite [1941]; Takotsifotra [3402]; Vahimpatsika [3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [216]; Burundi (N) [8]; Cameroon (N) [212]; Equatorial Guinea (N) [212]; Ethiopia (N) [24]; Gabon (N) [8]; Ghana (N) [212]; Guinea (N) [210]; Guinea Bissau (N) [212]; Ivory Coast (N) [212]; Kenya (N) [210]; Liberia (N) [212]; Malawi (N) [210, 237]; Mozambique (N) [237]; Nigeria (N) [212]; Rwanda (N) [220]; Sao Tome & Principe (N) [210]; Senegal (N) [212]; Sierra Leone (N) [210]; South Africa (N) [8]; Swaziland (N) [8]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [212]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]; Zambia (N) [237]; Zimbabwe (N) [237]
  Asia
India (N) [1914, 2069, 3814]; Indonesia (I) [261, 2069, 2111]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [2111]; Malaysia (N) [2069, 2111, 3004]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Philippines (I) [3963]; Sarawak (N) [3004]; Sri Lanka (N) [2069, 3798]; Sulawesi (N) [2069]; Thailand (N) [2069]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056, 1102, 1222, 1231, 1233, 1290, 1409, 1431, 1442, 1645]
  Central America
Belize (U) [1242, 1645]; Costa Rica (U) [1658]; Guatemala (U) [1645]; Mexico (U) [1117, 1188, 1222, 1409, 1637, 1645]; Nicaragua (N) [3348]; Panama (U) [1222, 1224, 1243, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Madagascar (N) [3402]; Mauritius (N) [1915, 3402]; Rodrigues (N) [1915, 3402]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2264]; Niue (I) [2266]
  South America
Bolivia (U) [1289]; Brazil (U) [1103, 1231, 1233, 1414, 1443]; Colombia (U) [1292]; Ecuador (U) [1229]; French Guiana (U) [1408]; Peru (U) [1442]; Venezuela (U) [1661]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [210];
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes. [210];
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest. [210];
    Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes [210];
    Somalia-Masai forest [210];
    Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [210];
    Zambezian forest [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 236, 261, 1915, 1941, 1980, 2069, 2111, 2266, 3348, 3402, 3798] ; Illustration [216, 261, 2069, 3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing [261] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3348] ; Habit: Herb [261] [3402], Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock

  
USES:
  Environmental [14]; Forage [14, 210, 2266, 3402]; Medicine [14, 236, 3348, 3402]

  
NOTES:
  Presumed native to America. [261]

  
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  Verdcourt, B., 1979
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