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Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC. [Preferred name]
    Aeschynomene triflora Poir. {Synonym}
    Desmodium albiflorum Cordem. {Synonym}
    Desmodium bullamense G.Don {Synonym}
    Desmodium caespitosum Bojer {Synonym}
    Desmodium granulatum Walp. {Synonym}
    Desmodium stipulaceum (Burm.f.)Hassk. {Synonym}
    Desmodium stipulaceum Burm.f. {Synonym}
    Desmodium triflorum var. adpressum Ohwi {Synonym}
    Desmodium triflorum var. minus Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
    Desmodium triflorum var. pygmaeum Hoehne {Synonym}
    Desmodium triflorum var. villosum Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum granulatum Schum. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum granulatum Schum. & Thonn. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum stipulaceum Burm.f. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum triflorum L. {Synonym}
    Hippocrepis humilis Blanco {Synonym}
    Meibomia triflora (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Meibomia triflora var. glabrescens Kuntze {Synonym}
    Meibomia triflora var. pilosa Kuntze {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia reptans Hook.f. & Benth. {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia reptans Meissner {Synonym}
    Nicolsonia triflora Griseb. {Synonym}
    Pleurolobus triflorus J.St.-Hil. {Synonym}
    Sagotia triflora (L.)Duchass. & Walp. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Acaba Pangola [2157]; Alfalfilla De Llano [1645]; Amor Seco [1409]; Creeping Tick Trefoil [1919]; Estacal [1645]; Frijolillo [1645]; Heen-undupiyali [4751]; Hierba Cuartillo [1645]; Kodiadiamborona [3402]; Konikoni [2264]; Kudaliya [3030]; Marlomin [2157]; Petit Oseille Marron [3061]; Plati [1645]; Pti Tref [3058]; Threeflower Beggarweed [1902]; Tourlas [1941]; Trefle Blanc [1915]; Trefle Gros [3068]; Trefle Noir [1915]; Trefle Petit [1941]; Tsimathatrandrivamanitra [3402]; Vakacegu [2264]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [216]; Benin (N) [212]; Burundi (N) [8]; Cameroon (N) [8]; Ghana (N) [210]; Guinea (N) [212]; Guinea Bissau (N) [224]; Ivory Coast (N) [212]; Kenya (N) [210]; Liberia (N) [212]; Malawi (N) [237]; Mali (U) [561]; Nigeria (N) [212]; Sao Tome & Principe (U) [217]; Sierra Leone (N) [212]; Socotra (N) [212]; Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [212]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [236]; Zambia (N) [237]; Zimbabwe (I) [237]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3366]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; Brunei (U) [3939]; China (N) [1938, 2069, 3418]; Fujian [3418]; Guangdong [3418]; Guangxi [3418]; Jiangxi [3418]; Yunnan [3418]; Zhejiang [3418]; Hainan (N) [3418]; Hong Kong (N) [1938]; India (N) [1914, 1947, 2069, 3009, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3059, 3092, 3094, 3100, 3113, 3119, 3140, 3366, 3370, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3376, 3377, 3387, 3584]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3370]; Bihar [3371]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Daman [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Diu [3094]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3584]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3113]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3100]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3376]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3119]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [261, 3898, 4022]; Iran (N) [1939]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [4022]; Malaysia (N) [2069, 2111]; Moluccas (N) [4022]; Myanmar (N) [1914, 2069]; Nepal (N) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [1938]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111, 3059]; Philippines (N) [1938, 3090, 4022]; Ryukyu Is (N) [1982, 2825]; Singapore (N) [2111]; Sri Lanka (N) [2069, 3059, 3798]; Sulawesi (N) [4022]; Sumatera (N) [4022]; Taiwan (N) [1929, 2069, 2827, 3418]; Thailand (N) [1914, 2069]; Vietnam (N) [1970, 3466]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1880]; Northern Territory [1880]; Queensland [1880]; New Caledonia (N) [1938]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (N) [1790]; Barbados (N) [1790]; Cayman Is (N) [453, 1056]; Cuba (N) [1409]; Dominica (N) [1790]; Dominican Republic (N) [2157]; Grenada (N) [1790]; Guadeloupe (N) [1790]; Haiti (N) [2157]; Jamaica (N) [1056]; Martinique (N) [1790]; Netherlands Leeward Is (N) [1790]; Puerto Rico (N) [1430]; St Kitts-Nevis (N) [1790]; St Lucia (N) [1790]; St Martin-St Barthelemy (N) [1790]; St Vincent (N) [1790]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242, 1645]; Costa Rica (N) [1367, 1658]; El Salvador (N) [1645]; Guatemala (N) [1645]; Honduras (N) [2233]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470, 1645]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1470, 1645]; Nicaragua (N) [2233, 3348]; Panama (N) [1222, 1224, 1243, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (U) [1941]; Coetivy I [1941]; Christmas I (I) [3920]; Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Laccadive Is (N) [3076, 3379]; Madagascar (N) [1982, 3402]; Maldives (N) [3062, 3076, 3617]; Mauritius (N) [1915]; Nicobar Is (N) [3366]; Reunion (N) [1915]; Rodrigues (N) [1915]; Seychelles (N) [1941]
  Middle East
Yemen (N) [1939]
  North America
United States (I) [1409, 1431, 1470, 1645, 2157, 3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Fiji (I) [2264]; Hawaii (I) [1939]; Micronesia Federated States (I) [2235]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Ogasawara-Shoto (N) [2836]; Samoa-JML (N) [1938]; Society Is (I) [2968]
  South America
Brazil (N) [1233, 1414, 1443]; French Guiana (I) [1408, 2285]; Guyana (I) [2285]; Surinam (I) [2285]

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

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 236, 261, 1056, 1409, 1430, 1790, 1915, 1919, 1929, 1938, 1941, 1947, 2069, 2157, 2266, 2825, 3017, 3053, 3057, 3348, 3386, 3402, 3418, 3466, 3798, 3898, 3920] ; Illustration [261, 1915, 1919, 1929, 1938, 2069, 2827, 3386, 3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [261] [1941] [3402], Shrub ; Lifespan: Annual [261], Perennial [261] [3057] ; 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, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Domestic [3402]; Environmental [14, 210, 236, 261]; Forage [1919, 3030]; Medicine [2872, 3030, 3034]; Weed [261, 3076]

  
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