Desmodium procumbens

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 procumbens
Varieties: D. p. var. exiguum – D. p. var. neomexicanum – D. p. var. procumbens – D. p. var. transversum

Name

Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Desmodium procumbens var. typicum B.G.Schub. in Contr. Gray Herb. 129: 5 (1940), not validly publ.
  • Desmodium spirale DC. in Prodr. 2: 332 (1825)
  • Hedysarum procumbens Mill. in Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 10 (1768)
  • Hedysarum spirale Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 107 (1788), nom. superfl.
  • Meibomia procumbens (Mill.) Britton in N.L.Britton & P.Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 404 (1924)
  • Meibomia spiralis Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 197 (1891), nom. superfl.

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Desmodium procumbens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb. 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium procumbens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.