Desmodium incanum

Desmodium incanum

Desmodium incanum

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 incanum

Name

Desmodium incanum DC., 1825

Synonyms

• Aeschynomene incana (Sw.) G.Mey.
• Aeschynomene spicata Poir.
• Desmodium ancistrocarpum (Ledeb.) DC.
• Desmodium canum (J.F.Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
• Desmodium diversifolium (Poir.) DC.
• Desmodium diversifolium Schltdl.
• Desmodium frutescens Schindl.
• Desmodium incanum f. minor Chodat & Hassl.
• Desmodium incanum f. obovatifolium Wawra
• Desmodium incanum var. supinum (DC.) Hook. & Arn.
• Desmodium lindleyi Mart.
• Desmodium mauritianum (Willd.) DC.
• Desmodium portoricense (Spreng.) G.Don
• Desmodium sparsiflorum G.Don
• Desmodium supinum DC.
• Desmodium tenue G.Don
• Desmodium variifolium Steud.
• Hedysarum ancistrocarpum Ledeb.
• Hedysarum canum J.F.Gmel.
• Hedysarum conjunctum Weinm.
• Hedysarum diversifolium Poir.
• Hedysarum incanum Sw.
• Hedysarum madagascariense Desv.
• Hedysarum portoricense Spreng.
• Hedysarum racemosum Aubl.
• Hedysarum supinum Sw.
• Heteroloma supinum Desv. ex Kunth
• Meibomia adscendens var. incana (Sw.) Kuntze
• Meibomia cana (J.F.Gmel.) S.F.Blake
• Meibomia diversifolia (Poir.) Kuntze
• Meibomia incana Lindm.
• Meibomia incana (Sw.) Vail
• Meibomia mauritiana (Willd.) Kuntze
• Meibomia ovalis Rusby
• Meibomia supina (DC.) Britton
• Meibomia variifolia (Steud.) Kuntze
• Pleurolobus spicatus (Poir.) J.St.-Hil.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Central America Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces Regional: Caribbean Cayman Is., Central American Pac, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional:Southeastern USA South Carolina Introduced into: Alabama, Ascension, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Cook Is., Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., St.Helena, Tanzania, Texas, Uganda, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zaïre 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:.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodium incanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Desmodium incanum. Published online. Accessed: Nov 18 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodium incanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium incanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Amor seco, empanadilla.
português: Amor do campo

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