Dendrolobium umbellatum
Horsebush
Also known as: Aeschynomene arborea L. +14 more
- Aeschynomene arborea L.
- Dendrolobium australe (Willd.) Benth.
- Dendrolobium umbellatum f. hirsutum (DC.) H.Ohashi
- Dendrolobium umbellatum var. hirsutum Pedley
- Dendrolobium umbellatum var. majus Miq.
- Dendrolobium umbellatum var. obtusissimum Blume ex Miq.
- Desmodium cummingianum (Benth.) Benth.
- Desmodium grandifolium DC.
- Desmodium umbellatum (L.) DC.
- Desmodium umbellatum subsp. costatum Craib
- Desmodium umbellatum var. costatum Craib
- Desmodium umbellatum var. hirsutum DC.
- Hedysarum australe Willd.
- Hedysarum ellipticum Zipp. ex Miq.
- Hedysarum grandifolium Hornem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub, shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Dendrolobium umbellatum (commonly known as Horsebush) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Comoros, Fiji, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Marquesas