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Taxon:  Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino



Summary
Genus:
Kummerowia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Lespedezinae
Nomen number:
311524
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28:107. 1914
Verified:
03/30/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.

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Reference(s)
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  3. Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
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  7. Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941
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  10. International Seed Testing Association. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2. 1982
  11. Isely, D. 1955. The Leguminosae of the north-central United States 2. Hedysareae. Iowa State Coll. J. Sci. 30:104.
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  16. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  17. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  18. Ohashi, H. et al. 1981. Tribe 9. Desmodieae (Benth.) Hutch. Advances in legume systematics. 1981- 1:300.
  19. Ohashi, H. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Japan, Taiwan data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  20. Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965
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  24. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
Korean bush-clover –
Korean lespedeza –
Korean-clover –
Italian
lespedeza della Corea –
Japanese Rōmaji
maruba-yahazu-sō –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
4Naturalized     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Animal foodforage Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Environmentalerosion control Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964
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=311524. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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