Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.)Desv.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [212][2264]

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Other names:

• Desmodium arenarium Kunth [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium multicaule DC. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium parviflorum M.Martens & Galeotti [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium virgatum Desv. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum scorpiurus Sw. [Synonym] [1460][1645][1470][1056][1243][1409][1430][1442]
  
• Meibomia multicaulis (DC.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Meibomia scorpiurus (Sw.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1645][1460][1442][1430][1409][1243]
  
• Nissoloides cylindrica M.E.Jones [Synonym] [1243]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1999-05 Heald J

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Uses:

• Weed [2968]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [561]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Guinea [8]
  • Kenya [8]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [561]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [8]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • Zaire [8]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [1056] [1222] [1339] [1409] [1430] [1431] [1442] [1460] [1470] [1645] [1714]

• Central America
  • Belize [1242] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1658]
  • El Salvador [1460] [1645]
  • Guatemala [1460] [1645]
  • Honduras [1460]
  • Mexico [1056] [1117] [1188] [1222] [1430] [1442] [1460] [1470] [1637] [1645] [1714]
  • Panama [1222] [1224] [1243] [1460] [1645]

• North America
  • United States [1431]

• Pacific Ocean [2264] [2968]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America [212]
  • Bolivia [1222]
  • Brazil [1222]
  • French Guiana [1408]
  • Peru [1056] [1430] [1442]
  • Venezuela [1222] [1661]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:31