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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