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Taxon:  Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
13612
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:333. 1825
Verified:
04/13/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. var. acutifolium (Kuntze) Urb. (0 active accession[s])
Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC. var. genuinum Urb. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum axillare Sw.

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Reference(s)
  1. Date, R. A. et al. 1984. The CB Rhizobium strain catalogue. Genet. Res. Commun. 5:1-33.
  2. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  3. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. 1989
  4. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  5. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  6. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-
  7. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  8. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern America South America  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13612. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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