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Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC. [Accepted]
    Aeschynomene L. gangetica Poiret {Synonym}
    Aeschynomene L. maculata Poiret {Synonym}
    Desmodium cavaleriei Leveille {Synonym}
    Desmodium gangeticum var. maculatum (L.)Baker {Synonym}
    Desmodium lanceolatum Walp. {Synonym}
    Desmodium natalitium Sonder {Synonym}
    Desmodium polygonoides Baker {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. collinum Roxb. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. gangeticum L. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. lanceolatum Schum. & Thonn. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. maculatum L. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. ochroleucum Moench {Synonym}
    Meibomia Fabr. gangetica (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Meibomia Fabr. polygonodes (Baker)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Pleurolobus J.St.Hil. gangeticus J.St.Hil. {Synonym}
    Pleurolobus J.St.Hil. maculatus J.St.Hil. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [216]; Cameroon (N) [8]
    Central African Rep. (N) [8]; Chad (N) [64]
    Equatorial Guinea-ISO (N) [8]; Ethiopia (N) [24]
    Gabon (N) [16]; Gambia The (N) [8]; Ghana (N) [212]
    Guinea (N) [212]; Guinea Bissau (N) [212]
    Ivory Coast (N) [212]; Kenya (N) [210]; Liberia (N) [212]
    Malawi (N) [237]; Mali (N) [561]; Mozambique (N) [237]
    Nigeria (N) [212]; Rwanda (N) [220]
    Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]; Senegal (N) [212]
    Sierra Leone (N) [212]; South Africa (N) [1753]
    Sudan (N) [29]; Swaziland (N) [1753]; Tanzania (N) [210]
    Togo (N) [23]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [236]
    Zambia (N) [28]; Zimbabwe (N) [237]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [210]
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; wooded grassland [210]
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [210]
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [210], Somalia-Masai wooded grasslands. [210]
    Somalia-Masai woodland [210], Sudanian grasslands [210]
    Sudanian wooded grassland [210], Sudanian woodland [210]
    Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [210], Zambezian grassland [210]
    Zambezian wooded grassland [210], Zambezian woodland [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Medicine [1785,236]; Environmental; Fibre; Weed

  
NOTES:
  Nodulation data also from Desmodium natalitium Sonder [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

16.

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

23.

   Ern,H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

28.

   White,F., 1962
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

29.

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

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

210.

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

212.

   Hepper,F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.
    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
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

217.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1972
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae

220.

   Troupin,G., 1984
    Flore du Rwanda
    Flore du Rwanda

236.

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

237.

   Verdcourt,B., 1974
    Kirkia 9:359-556.Hedysareae in the Flora Zambesiaca area.
    Kirkia 9:359-556.Hedysareae in the Flora Zambesiaca area.

561.

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

1056.

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

1753.

   Schrire,B.D., 1988
    Bothalia 18:11-24...Desmodieae in southern Africa
    Bothalia 18:11-24...Desmodieae in southern Africa

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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