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Desmodium salicifolium
Scientific Name: Desmodium salicifolium
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Desmodium salicifolium
Desmodium salicifolium, also known as willow-leaved desmodium, is a plant with a wide distribution and interesting botanical characteristics.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions traditional uses involving the pounding of roots and leaves, which could indicate the presence of substances of interest.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmodium salicifolium (Poir.) DC.
- Family: Fabaceae (also referred to as Leguminosae and Faboideae)
- Genus: Desmodium
- Basionym: Hedysarum salicifolium Poir.
- Synonyms:
- Desmodium diversifolium (Poir.) DC.
- Desmodium oxybracteum DC.
- Hedysarum diversifolium Poir.
- Taxonomic Rank: Species and Variety (Desmodium salicifolium (Poir.) DC. var. salicifolium)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native range stretches across Africa, including Burkina Faso, Liberia, and potentially Benin.
Morphological Characteristics
- Habit: Shrub
- The specific name "salicifolium" indicates that its leaves resemble those of a willow (Salix sp.).
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Azanus encedon, a butterfly, has been recorded on Desmodium salicifolium.
Other Information
- Chromosome Information: Not specified in the provided text.
- Genetic Information: Not specified in the provided text.
Resources and Further Information
- South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System (SIBIS)
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
- Kew Databases (search for Desmodium salicifolium)
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera