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Desmodium incanum DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium incanum DC. [Preferred name]
    Aeschynomene incana (Sw.)G.Mey. {Synonym}
    Desmodium canum (J.F.Gmel.)Schinz & Thell. {Synonym}
    Desmodium frutescens Schindl. {Synonym}
    Desmodium frutescens sensu auct. {Misapplied}
    Desmodium portoricense (Spreng.)G.Don {Synonym}
    Desmodium racemiferum DC. {Synonym}
    Desmodium supinum (Sw.)DC. {Synonym}
    Desmodium supinum var. amblyophyllum Urb. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum canescens Mill. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum canum J.F.Gmel. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum canum Lunan {Synonym}
    Hedysarum incanum Sw. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum madagascariensis Desv. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum mauritianum Willd. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum portoricense Spreng. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum racemosum Aubl. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum supinum Sw. {Synonym}
    Meibomia adscendens var. incana (Sw.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Meibomia cana (J.F.Gmel.)S.F.Blake {Synonym}
    Meibomia incana (Sw.)Hoehne {Synonym}
    Meibomia incana (Sw.)O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins {Synonym}
    Meibomia incana (Sw.)Vail {Synonym}
    Meibomia supina (Sw.)Britton {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Beico De Boi [1414]; Cepa De Caballo [1243]; Collant [1915]; Colle-colle [1915]; Famalakantsy [3402]; Gros Treff [3061]; Gros Trefle [1915, 3053]; Herbe Gallon [1915]; Kaimi Clover [1902]; Pelatsifotra [3402]; Petite Reglisse [3053]; Pti Tref [3058]; Savisaha [3402]; Spanish Clover [2968]; Strong Back [1243]; Strongbark [1243]; Tialamba [3402]; Trefle Petit [1941]; Wild Peanut [1243]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (U) [8]; Equatorial Guinea (U) [212]; Gabon (U) [212]; Guinea (U) [212]; Ivory Coast (U) [212]; Liberia (U) [212]; Mali (U) [212]; Sao Tome & Principe (U) [212]; Sierra Leone (U) [212]; South Africa (I) [1753]; Tanzania (U) [210]; Uganda (U) [210]; Zaire (U) [236]
  Asia
India (U) [3090]; Jawa (U) [3090]; Sri Lanka (I) [3090]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (N) [453, 1231, 1243, 1430, 1431, 1470]
  Central America
Costa Rica (U) [2233]; El Salvador (N) [2156]; Guatemala (U) [2233]; Honduras (U) [2233]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188, 1470]; Nicaragua (N) [1067, 3348]; Panama (N) [1224, 1243]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (U) [1941]; Amirantes Group [1941]; Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  North America
United States (I) [453, 1431, 1850, 1915, 3157]; Florida [1915, 3157]; Georgia [3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2264]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]
  South America
Argentina (N) [1443, 1915]; Bolivia (U) [2233]; Brazil (N) [1103, 1231, 1414, 1443]; Colombia (U) [2233]; Ecuador (U) [2233]; French Guiana (N) [2285]; Galapagos (U) [2233]; Guyana (N) [2285]; Paraguay (N) [1443]; Peru (U) [2090]; Surinam (N) [2285]; Venezuela (U) [2233]

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

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 261, 1243, 1470, 1850, 1915, 1941, 2266, 3057, 3348, 3402] ; Illustration [261, 1414, 3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [3057] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [261] [1941] [3402], Shrub [261] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3057] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1999-05 Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004

  
USES:
  Environmental [261]; Medicine [1243, 1941, 3402]; Weed [1915, 3060]

  
NOTES:
  Authority often cited as (Sw.)DC. []
  Correct name for this taxon is D.mauritianum (Willd.)DC. [1915]
  D.mauritianum rejected due to long term use in referring to D.ramosissimum. [1915]
  Native of Central & S America; cover crop in plantations. [261]
  The correct name for this species is D. mauritianum (Willd.)DC. but this has [1915]
  caused confusion because of its use for a long time for D. ramosissimum. [1915]

  
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