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Taxon:  Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J. F. Macbr.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
13628
Place of publication:
Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8:101. 1930
Verified:
02/21/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
23 (23  active, 17  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum distortum Aubl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium asperum (Poir.) Desv.
Hedysarum asperum Poir.
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Reference(s)
  1. Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
  2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  3. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  4. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  5. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  6. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  7. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  8. Pittier, H. F. et al. Catálogo de la flora venezolana. 1945-1947
  9. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  10. Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
  11. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized     
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodpotential as fodder National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
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=13628. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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