Desmodium incanum DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [1243][1414][1430][1470][1753][1915]

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Other names:

• Aeschynomene incana (Sw.)G.Meyer [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium canum (J.Gmelin)Schinz & Thell. [Synonym] [210][453][1243][1414][1430]
  
• Desmodium frutescens Schindler [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium frutescens sensu auct. [Misapplied] [210]
  
• Desmodium frutescens Schindler [Synonym] [1414]
  
• Desmodium portoricense (Sprengel)G.Don [Synonym] [1430]
  
• Desmodium racemiferum DC. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium supinum (Sw.)DC. [Synonym] [453][1430]
  
• Desmodium supinum (Sw.)DC. Var. amblyophyllum Urban [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum canescens Miller [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum canum J.Gmelin [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum canum Lunan [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum canum J.Gmelin [Synonym] [1430]
  
• Hedysarum incanum Sw. [Synonym] [1243][1414][1430]
  
• Hedysarum mauritianum Willd. [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Hedysarum portoricense Sprengel [Synonym] [1430]
  
• Hedysarum racemosum Aublet [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum supinum Sw. [Synonym] [1243][1430]
  
• Meibomia adscendens (Sw.)Kuntze Var. incana (Sw.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Meibomia cana (J.Gmelin)S.F.Blake [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Meibomia incana (Sw.)Vail [Synonym] [1243][1414]
  
• Meibomia incana (Sw.)Hoehne [Synonym] [1103]
  
• Meibomia incana (Sw.)Cook & Collins [Synonym] [1430]
  
• Meibomia supina (Sw.)Britton [Synonym] [1430][1243]
  

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Common Names:

• Bei‡o de Boi [1414]
  
• Cepa de Caballo [1243]
  
• Collant [1915]
  
• Colle-colle [1915]
  
• Gros TrŠfle [1915]
  
• Herbe Gallon [1915]
  
• Kaimi Clover [1902]
  
• Pega Pega [1243]
  
• Pti Tref [3058]
  
• Spanish Clover [2968]
  
• Strong Back [1243]
  
• Strongbark [1243]
  
• Trefle Petit [1941]
  
• Wild Peanut [1243]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [1243]
  
• Weed [1915] [3060]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1753]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Equatorial Guinea-ISO [212]
  • Gabon [212]
  • Guinea [212]
  • Ivory Coast [212]
  • Liberia [212]
  • Mali [212]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [212]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • South Africa [1753]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [236]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [453] [1231] [1243] [1430] [1431] [1470]

• Central America [210] [1117] [1188] [1470] [2156] [2233]
  • Costa Rica [2233]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [2233]
  • Honduras [2233]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1470]
  • Nicaragua [1067]
  • Panama [1224] [1243]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3054] [3062]
  • Aldabra [1941]
  • Comoro Is [3054]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America [210] [1850] [1915]
  • United States [453] [1431] [1850] [1915]
    • Florida [1915]

• Pacific Ocean [2235] [2264] [2266] [2968]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Marshall Is [2235]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America [210] [2090] [2233] [2285]
  • Argentina [1443]
  • Bolivia [2233]
  • Brazil [1103] [1231] [1414] [1443]
  • Colombia [2233]
  • Ecuador [2233]
  • French Guiana [2285]
  • Galapagos [2233]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Paraguay [1443]
  • Peru [2090]
  • Surinam [2285]
  • Venezuela [2233]

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Notes:

• B.Schrire accepts D.incanum as correct name.
  
• D.canum (often used) is invalid name (Verdcourt ref.261);work needed.
  
• Authority often cited as (Sw.)DC.
  
• Correct name for this taxon is D.mauritianum (Willd.)DC. [1915]
  
• D.mauritianum rejected due to long term use in referring to D.ramosissimum. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:23