Desmodium adscendens (Sw.)DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [210][1915][1941][2264]

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Other names:

• Desmodium adscendens (Sw.)DC. Var. caeruleum (Lindley)DC. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium caespitosum (Poiret)DC. [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Desmodium glaucescens Miq. [Synonym] [1408][1290]
  
• Desmodium heterophyllum sensu auct. [Misapplied] [1915][3052][3066]
  
• Desmodium oxalidifolium G.Don [Synonym] [210]
  
• Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC. Var. heterophyllum sensu auct. [Misapplied] [3057][1915]
  
• Hedysarum adscendens Sw. [Synonym] [1290][1056][1243][1409][1645][1915][1408][1442][1414]
  
• Hedysarum adscendens Sw. Var. caeruleum Lindley [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum caespitosum Poiret [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Meibomia adscendens (Sw.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1103][1290][1409][1414][1442][1645][1243]
  

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Common Names:

• Matite [1941]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [14]
  
• Forage [14] [2266] [210]
  
• Medicine [14] [236]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [212]
  • Equatorial Guinea-ISO [212]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Gabon [8]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Guinea [210]
  • Guinea Bissau [212]
  • Ivory Coast [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Liberia [212]
  • Malawi [210] [237]
  • Mozambique [237]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [210]
  • Senegal [212]
  • Sierra Leone [210]
  • South Africa [8]
  • Swaziland [8]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [212]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [210]
  • Zambia [237]
  • Zimbabwe [237]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [1056] [1102] [1222] [1231] [1233] [1290] [1409] [1431] [1442] [1645]

• Central America
  • Belize [1242] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1658]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Mexico [1117] [1188] [1222] [1409] [1637] [1645]
  • Panama [1222] [1224] [1243] [1645]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• Pacific Ocean [2264] [2266]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Niue [2266]

• South America
  • Bolivia [1289]
  • Brazil [1103] [1231] [1233] [1414] [1443]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • Ecuador [1229]
  • French Guiana [1408]
  • Peru [1442]
  • Venezuela [1661]

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Notes:

• Two varieties (a. & robustum)(FTEA ref. 210 & FCB ref.236)
  
• The only specimen found from the Seychelles may not belong to this taxon. [1941]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:21