Desmodium intortum

Desmodium intortum

Desmodium intortum

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 intortum

Name

Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb., 1920

Synonyms

• Desmodium adhaesivum Schltdl.
• Desmodium aparines (Link) DC.
• Desmodium intortum var. apiculatum B.G.Schub.
• Desmodium nantouensis Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu
• Desmodium sonorae A.Gray
• Desmodium trigonum (Sw.) DC.
• Hedysarum aparines Link
• Hedysarum intortum Mill.
• Hedysarum trigonum Sw.
• Meibomia adhaesiva (Schltdl.) Kuntze
• Meibomia aparines (Link) Schindl.
• Meibomia balaensis Schindl.
• Meibomia intorta (Mill.) S.F.Blake
• Meibomia sonorae (A.Gray) Kuntze
• Meibomia trigona Gandara

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Galápagos, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Angola, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, St.Helena, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Urban, I. 1920–1921. Symbolae Antillanae, seu, Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. 8. 860 pp. Fratres Borntraeger, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. : 8:292.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodium intortum 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 intortum. Published online. Accessed: Nov 18 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodium intortum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium intortum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Pega pega, amor seco, cadillo, empanaditas.

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