Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.)DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [2825][2069][1930][1179]

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Other names:

• Catenaria caudata (Thunb.)Schindler [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Catenaria laburnifolia (Poiret)Benth. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Desmodium laburnifolium (Poiret)DC. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Hedysarum caudatum Thunb. [Synonym] [1930]
  
• Hedysarum caudatum Murray [Synonym] [2900]
  
• Hedysarum laburnifolium Poiret [Synonym] [1930]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [2829]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1930] [2069] [2827]
  • China [2069]
  • India-ISO [2069]
  • Japan [1930] [2069]
  • Jawa [2069]
  • Korea [1930] [2069]
  • Myanmar [2069]
  • Peninsular Malaysia [2069]
  • Ryukyu Is [1930] [2069]
  • Sri Lanka [2069]
  • Sumatera [2069]
  • Taiwan [2069] [2827]

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Notes:

• Japanese distribution: Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu. [1930]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:26:40