Hylodesmum repandum
Also known as: Aeschynomene remota Poir. +14 more
- Aeschynomene remota Poir.
- Anarthrosyne scalpe Klotzsch
- Desmodium aparine Chiov.
- Desmodium remotum (Poir.) Drake
- Desmodium repandum (Vahl) DC.
- Desmodium repandum (Vahl) Poir.
- Desmodium scalpe DC.
- Desmodium schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Desmodium strangulatum var. parvulum Miq.
- Desmodium strangulatum Wight & Arn.
- Desmodium trichocaulon Hassk.
- Hedysarum abyssinicum Hoffmanns.
- Hedysarum ignescens Zipp. ex Miq.
- Hedysarum repandum Vahl
- Hedysarum scalpe Comm. ex DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Hylodesmum repandum is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Borneo, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Comoros, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Mauritius, Réunion