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Desmodium repandum (Vahl)DC.

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HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Desmodium Desv.

Desmodium repandum (Vahl)DC. [Accepted]
    Desmodium aparine Chiov. {Synonym}
    Desmodium scalpe DC. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [216]; Burundi (N) [8]
    Cameroon (N) [8,212]; Equatorial Guinea-ISO (N) [212]
    Ethiopia (N) [24]; Gabon (N) [16]; Guinea (N) [212]
    Kenya (N) [210]; Malawi (N) [237]; Mozambique (N) [237]
    Nigeria (N) [212]; Rwanda (N) [220]
    Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]; Sierra Leone (N) [8]
    South Africa (N) [8]; Sudan (N) [29]; Swaziland (N) [8]
    Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [236]
    Zambia (N) [28]; Zimbabwe (N) [237]
  Asia
    India-ISO (N) [210]; Indonesia-ISO (N) [210]
    Malaysia-ISO (N) [210]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [210]; Mauritius (N) [210]
  Middle East
    Yemen (N) [210]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [210], Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest. [210]
    Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes [210], Somalia-Masai forest [210]
    Sudanian forest. [210], Zambezian forest [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb, Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Medicine [1785,14,236]; Domestic; Environmental

  
NOTES: -

DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

16.

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

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.

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.

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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