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Taxon:  Codariocalyx gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) Hassk.



Summary
Genus:
Codariocalyx
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
311321
Place of publication:
Flora 25(2, Beibl.):49. 1842
Comment:
Hasskarl indirectly referred to a basionym through his mention of Candolle's placement of this species in Desmodium sect. Pleurolobium
Verified:
12/31/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
23 (23  active, 20  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum gyroides Roxb. ex Link

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) DC.
Meibomia gyroides (Roxb. ex Link) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium ciliare (Willd.) DC.
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Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. 1984-
  3. Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
  4. 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.
  5. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003
  6. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
  7. Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist. 1994
  8. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  9. Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:43.
  10. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  11. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:97-98.
  12. Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
Common names
Indonesian
sanagori –
unknown
codarrio –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOrissa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaCelebes 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaIrian Jaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysiaSabah 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2Cultivated     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Celebes, Java, Sumatra, Irian Jaya], Malaysia [Sabah], Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodpotential as fodder National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Environmentalshade/shelter 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:97-98.
Environmentalsoil improver 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:97-98.
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=311321. Accessed 22 July 2025.


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