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Desmodium aparines

Scientific Name: Desmodium aparines

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Desmodium aparines

Desmodium aparines, belonging to the Ticktrefoils (Genus Desmodium), is the accepted scientific name for this plant.

Common Names:

  • Greenleaf desmodium (Australia)
  • Pega-pega (Philippines, Costa Rica, Venezuela)
  • Kuru vine (Zimbabwe)
  • Kuiane
  • Kuiaha desmodium

Taxonomy and Nomenclature:

  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Genus: Desmodium
  • Synonyms and alternative combinations:
    • Hedysarum aparines Link
    • Meibomia aparines (Link) Schindl.
    • Desmodium adhaesivum Schldl. (as a synonym)

Distribution:

  • Observed beside a river at Santo Thomas de los Platinos, Valle Bravo, Mexico.

Interactions with Other Organisms:

  • Mentioned in the context of nutrient uptake alongside lettuce and sweet potato.

Resources:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS
  • The Plant List
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
  • ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium