Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium uncinatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: Desmodium uncinatum

Name

Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC., 1825

Synonyms

• Desmodium hjalmarsonii (Schindl.) Standl.
• Desmodium pilosiusculum DC.
• Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.
• Desmodium sinclairii Benth.
• Desmodium uncinatum var. gracile Burkart
• Hedysarum adhaerens Vahl
• Hedysarum mexicanum Sweet
• Hedysarum uncinatum Jacq.
• Hedysarum virgatum Cerv. ex Sweet
• Meibomia hjalmarsonii Schindl.
• Meibomia limensis var. pilosiuscula (DC.) Schindl.
• Meibomia pilosiuscula (DC.) Hochr.
• Meibomia sinclairii (Benth.) Schindl.
• Meibomia uncinata (Jacq.) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Angola, Cameroon, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jawa, Kenya, Malawi, New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, St.Helena, Tonga, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 2:331.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodium uncinatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Desmodium uncinatum. Published online. Accessed: Nov 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodium uncinatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium uncinatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Chili Clover, Spanish Clover
português: Amor-de-velha-da-folha-grauda

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