Desmodium scorpiurus

Desmodium scorpiurus

Desmodium scorpiurus

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 scorpiurus

Name

Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv., 1813

Synonyms

• Desmodium akoense Hayata
• Desmodium arenarium Kunth
• Desmodium cinereum Poepp. ex Griseb.
• Desmodium multicaule DC.
• Desmodium parviflorum M.Martens & Galeotti
• Desmodium virgatum Desv.
• Hedysarum ramosum Willd. ex Steud.
• Hedysarum scorpiurus Sw.
• Meibomia arenaria (Kunth) Kuntze
• Meibomia martensii Kuntze
• Meibomia multicaulis (DC.) Kuntze
• Meibomia scorpiurus (Sw.) Kuntze
• Nissoloides cylindrica M.E.Jones

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Northern South Central America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico Central, Venezuela Introduced into: Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Cook Is., Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mali, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South China Sea, Taiwan, Western Australia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A., 1813. Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l'Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts. Paris 1:122, t. 5, fig. 13.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodium scorpiurus 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 scorpiurus. Published online. Accessed: Nov 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodium scorpiurus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium scorpiurus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Scorpian Tick Trefoil

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