Hedysarum mauritianum Willd. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Hedysarum mauritianum Willd.

Synonym of Desmodium incanum (G. Mey.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Hedysarum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Hedysareae

Nomen number:

18655

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 3(2):1185. 1802

Comment:

although misapplied by de Candolle, has priority over D. incanum (G. Mey.) DC.

Verified:

11/08/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

153 (153 active, 147 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)

Adam, J.-G. Flore descriptive des monts Nimba. 1971-
Applequist, W. L. 2013. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 65. Taxon 62:1320.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
Lima, L. C. P. et al. 2012. (2089) Proposal to conserve the name Hedysarum incanum Sw. against H. incanum Thunb. (Leguminosae). Taxon 61:1122-1123.
Schubert, B. G. 1952. Notes on Desmodium and Droogmansia in the Belgian Congo. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 22:293.
Schubert, B. G. 1963. Desmodium: preliminary studies-IV. J. Arnold Arbor. 44:293.

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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=18655. Accessed 19 July 2025.