Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [210][453][1056][1915][1941][2825]

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Other names:

• Aeschynomene triflora Poiret [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium albiflorum E.Jacob Cord. [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Desmodium bullamense G.Don [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium caespitosum Bojer [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium granulatum Walp. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium stipulaceum Burm.f. [Synonym] [1914]
  
• Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC. Var. adpressum Ohwi [Synonym] [2069]
  
• Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC. Var. minus Wight & Arn. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC. Var. pygmaeum Hoehne [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Desmodium triflorum (L.)DC. Var. villosum Wight & Arn. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum granulatum Schum. & Thonn. [Synonym] [1608][1243]
  
• Hedysarum granulatum Schum. [Synonym] [210]
  
• Hedysarum stipulaceum Burm.f. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Hedysarum triflorum L. [Synonym] [1470][1608][1645][1915][2825][1056][1430][1243][1408][1409][1414]
  
• Hippocrepis humilis Blanco [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Meibomia triflora (L.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1645][1430][1414][1409][1243]
  
• Meibomia triflora (L.)Kuntze Var. glabrescens Kuntze [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Meibomia triflora (L.)Kuntze Var. pilosa Kuntze [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Nicolsonia reptans Hook.f. & Benth. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Nicolsonia reptans Meissner [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Nicolsonia triflora Griseb. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Pleurolobus triflorus J.St.Hil. [Synonym] [1243]
  
• Sagotia triflora (L.)Duchass. & Walp. [Synonym] [1430][1243][1409]
  

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Common Names:

• Acaba Pangola [2157]
  
• Alfalfilla de Llano [1645]
  
• Amor Seco [1409]
  
• Creeping Tick Trefoil [1919]
  
• Estacal [1645]
  
• Frijolillo [1645]
  
• Hierba Cuartillo [1645]
  
• Konikoni [2264]
  
• Marlomin [2157]
  
• Petit Oseille Marron [3061]
  
• PlatĄ [1645]
  
• Pti Tref [3058]
  
• Threeflower Beggarweed [1902]
  
• Trefle Gros [3068]
  
• TrŠfle Blanc [1915]
  
• TrŠfle Noir [1915]
  
• Vakacegu [2264]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • 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
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [14] [210] [236]
  
• Forage [1919]
  
• Medicine [2872]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [561]
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Benin [212]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Ghana [210]
  • Guinea [212]
  • Guinea Bissau [224]
  • Ivory Coast [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Liberia [212]
  • Malawi [237]
  • Mali [561]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • Socotra [212]
  • Sudan [29]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [212]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [236]
  • Zambia [237]
  • Zimbabwe [237]

• Asia [210] [261] [1914] [1929] [1938] [1939] [1947] [1970] [1982] [2069] [2825] [2827]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • China [1938]
  • Hong Kong [1938]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Malaysia-ISO [2069]
  • Myanmar [1914]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [1938]
  • Ryukyu Is [1982] [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [2069]
  • Taiwan [1929] [2069] [2827]
  • Thailand [1914]
  • Vietnam [1970]

• Australasia [261] [1880] [1938]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Northern Territory [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • New Caledonia [1938]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [453] [1056] [1409] [1430] [1790] [2157]
  • Antigua-Barbuda [1790]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Cayman Is [453] [1056]
  • Cuba [1409]
  • Dominica [1790]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Grenada [1790]
  • Guadeloupe [1790]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]
  • Martinique [1790]
  • Netherlands Leeward Is [1790]
  • Puerto Rico [1430]
  • St Kitts-Nevis [1790]
  • St Lucia [1790]
  • St Martin-St Barthelemy [1790]
  • St Vincent [1790]

• Central America [1117] [1470] [1645] [2233]
  • Belize [1242] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1658]
  • El Salvador [1645]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Honduras [2233]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470] [1645]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1470] [1645]
  • Nicaragua [2233]
  • Panama [1222] [1224] [1243] [1645]

• Indian Ocean [210] [1915] [1941] [1982] [3054] [3062] [3076]
  • Comoro Is [3054]
  • Laccadive Is [3076]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Maldives [3062]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• North America [210] [2157]
  • United States [1409] [1431] [1470] [1645] [2157]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [1938] [1939] [2235] [2264] [2266] [2836] [2968]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Hawaii [1939]
  • Micronesia Federated States [2235]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Ogasawara-Shoto [2836]
  • Samoa-JML [1938]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America [210] [2285]
  • Brazil [1233] [1414] [1443]
  • French Guiana [1408] [2285]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Surinam [2285]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:33