Desmodium latifolium (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Desmodium latifolium (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) DC.

Synonym of Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Desmodium

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Desmodieae

Subtribe:

Desmodiinae

Nomen number:

13649

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:328. 1825

Verified:

02/24/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

14 (14 active, 11 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Keuchenius, A. A. M. N. 1924. Botanische kernmerken en cultuurwaarde als groenbernester van een 60-tal nieuwe soorten van Leguminosen. Meded. Proefstat. Thee 90:1-44.
Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:192.
Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979

Common names

Distribution

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=13649. Accessed 18 July 2025.