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Desmodium barbatum (L.)Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium barbatum (L.)Benth. [Preferred name]
    Desmodium barbatum ssp. dimorphum (Baker)J.R.Laundon {Synonym}
    Desmodium coeruleo-violaceum DC. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum barbatum L. {Synonym}
    Meibomia barbata (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Nicholsonia barbata (L.)DC. {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia barbata (L.)DC. {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia cayennensis DC. {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia major Steud. {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia radicans Steud. {Synonym}
    Perrottetia barbata (L.)DC. {Synonym}
    Urania barbata (L.)Desv. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Amberivatrindolo [3402]; Famafantsambo [3402]; Tsilavondrivotra [3402]; Tsindinditra [3402]; Vahipasika [3402]; Vahipasikalahy [3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [210]; Burundi (N) [210]; Cameroon (N) [210]; Ethiopia (N) [212]; Gabon (N) [16]; Guinea (N) [212]; Ivory Coast (U) [2301]; Kenya (N) [210]; Malawi (N) [210]; Mali (N) [561]; Mozambique (N) [210]; Namibia (N) [260]; Nigeria (N) [210]; Rwanda (N) [210]; South Africa (N) [210]; Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]; Zambia (N) [210]; Zimbabwe (N) [210]
  Asia
India (N) [2069]; Tamil Nadu [2069]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056, 1290, 1430, 1470]
  Central America
Costa Rica (U) [1367]; Guatemala (U) [1408]; Mexico (U) [1188, 1470]; Nicaragua (N) [3348]; Panama (U) [1243]
  Indian Ocean
Madagascar (N) [210, 1915, 3402]; Reunion (U) [1915]
  South America
Argentina (U) [1443]; Bolivia (U) [1289]; Brazil (U) [1103, 1231, 1233, 1414, 1443]; Ecuador (U) [1229]; French Guiana (U) [1408]; Paraguay (U) [1443]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [210];
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; woodland. [210];
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [210];
    Somalia-Masai woodland [210];
    Sudanian grasslands [210];
    Sudanian woodland [210];
    Zambezian grassland [210];
    Zambezian woodland [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 236, 2069, 3348, 3402] ; Illustration [210, 216, 220, 2069, 3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3348] ; Habit: Herb [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
USES:
  Forage [3402]; Medicine [3348, 3402]

  
NOTES:
  Most Maitre collections labelled 'Bourbon' are from Madagascar(Polhill, 1990). [1915]
  Native to Africa and Madagascar. [1915]
  Represented by one specimen from the Mascarenes which is labelled "Bourbon". [1915]
  It is possible that in this case Bourbon does not indicate Reunion, but a [1915]
  location on Madagascar. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

16.

  Pellegrin, F., 1949
    Les Legumineuses du Gabon.Mem.Inst.d'Etudes Centrafr.1

29.

  Andrews, F.W., 1952
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.

210.

  Gillett, J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

212.

  Hepper, F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.

216.

  Torre, A.R. et al., 1966
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

220.

  Troupin, G., 1984
    Flore du Rwanda

236.

  Robyns, W.(Ed.), 1954
    Flore du Congo Belge, Vol 5; Galegeae, Hedysareae.

260.

  Schreiber, A., 1967
    60.Papilion.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.

561.

  Boudet, G. & Lebrun, J.-P., 1986
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.

1056.

  Adams, C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1103.

  Barroso, G.M., 1965
    Arq.Jard.Bot.Rio de Janeiro 18:109-177 Leguminosas-Guanabara

1188.

  Cowan, C.P., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco

1229.

  Dodson, C.H. & Gentry, A.H., 1978
    Selbyana 4(1-6):372-396 Legum.In:Flora Rio Palenque Science

1243.

  Dwyer, J.D. et al., 1980
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.67(3):523-818 ...Papilionoideae

1289.

  Foster, R.C., 1958
    Contr.Gray Herb.184:91-102 catalogue of...plants of Bolivia

1367.

  Janzen, D.H. & Liesner, R., 1980
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica

1408.

  Lemee, A., 1952
    Flore de la Guyane francaise 2:36-162 Legumineuses

1443.

  Malme, G.O.A., 1922
    Ark.Bot.,o.s.,18(7):1-19,tabs.1-4 Desmodii Species...

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

2069.

  Ohashi, H., 1973
    Asiatic sp.of Desmodium & allied. Ginkgoana1. Aca.Sc.BookCo.

2301.

  Mackinder, B., 1994
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

3348.

  Stevens, W.D., et al., 2001
    Flora de Nicaragua,85(2)...Missouri Bot.Gard.Press

3402.

  Du Puy, D.J. et al., 2002
    The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.

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