Desmodium repandum (Vahl)DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [210][1915]

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Other names:

• Desmodium aparine Chiov. [Synonym] [210]
  
• Desmodium scalpe DC. [Synonym] [210][1915]
  
• Hedysarum repandum Vahl [Synonym] [1915]
  

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Common Names:

• Colle-colle [1915]
  
• Fausse Pistache Marronne [1915]
  
• Herbe aux Lacs [1915]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Domestic [1915]
  
• Medicine [14] [236]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [8] [212]
  • Equatorial Guinea-ISO [212]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Gabon [16]
  • Guinea [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Malawi [237]
  • Mozambique [237]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Sierra Leone [8]
  • South Africa [8]
  • Sudan [29]
  • Swaziland [8]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [236]
  • Zambia [28]
  • Zimbabwe [237]

• Asia
  • India-ISO [210]
  • Indonesia-ISO [210]
  • Malaysia-ISO [210]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3054]
  • Comoro Is [3054]
  • Madagascar [210]
  • Mauritius [210] [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]

• Middle East
  • Yemen [210]

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Notes:

• Only represented by old specimens on Mauritius. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:30