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Desmodium intortum (Miller)Urban

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium intortum (Miller)Urban [Accepted]
    Desmodium hjalmarsonii (Schindler)Standley {Synonym}
    Desmodium intortum var. apiculatum B.G.Schubert {Synonym}
    Desmodium trigonum DC. {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. intortum Miller {Synonym}
    Hedysarum L. trigonum Sw. {Synonym}
    Meibomia Fabr. hjalmarsonii Schindler {Synonym}
    Meibomia Fabr. intorta (Miller)S.F.Blake {Synonym}
    Meibomia Fabr. trigona F.W.Gandara {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Desmodium greenleaf [261]; Greenleaf desmodium [261]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [8]; Malawi (I) [8]
    Nigeria (I) [8]; Rwanda (I) [220]; Uganda (I) [8]
    Zambia (I) [8]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056,1229,1243,1430,1460,1470,1645]
  Central America
    Belize (U) [1242]; Costa Rica (U) [1658]
    El Salvador (U) [1460,1645]; Guatemala (U) [1460,1645]
    Mexico (U) [1117,1229,1442,1460,1470,1645]
    Panama (U) [1224,1243,1460,1645]
  North America
    United States (U) [1431,1470]
  South America
    Brazil (U) [1229]; Colombia (U) [1292]
    Ecuador (U) [1229]; Peru (U) [1229,1442,1470]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [220], Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [220]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Forage [1785,261]; Environmental [1785,261,220]

  
NOTES:
  May be synonymous with D.uncinatum & D.sandvicense (q.v.) Verdc.,ref.261.


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

220.

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

261.

   Verdcourt,B., 1979
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

1056.

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

1117.

   Breedlove,D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

1224.

   D'Arcy,W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1229.

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

1242.

   Dwyer,J.D. & Spellman,D.L., 1981
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize

1243.

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

1292.

   Garcia-Barriga,H. & Forero,E., 1968
    Catalogo Ilustrado de Las Plantas de Cundinamarca 3:1-136
    Catalogo Ilustrado de Las Plantas de Cundinamarca 3:1-136

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

1431.

   List Based Record, 1986
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service

1442.

   Macbride,J.F., 1943
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.13(3/1):1-506 Leguminosae
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.13(3/1):1-506 Leguminosae

1460.

   Matuda,E., 1981
    Gobierno del Estado de Mexico.Las Legum. del Estado Mexico
    Gobierno del Estado de Mexico.Las Legum. del Estado Mexico

1470.

   McVaugh,R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1645.

   Standley,P.C. & Steyermark,J.A, 1946
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae

1658.

   Standley,P.C., 1937
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica

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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