Desmodium axillare

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: Desmodium axillare
Name

Desmodium axillare (Sw.) DC., 1825
Synonyms

Desmodium axillare var. acutifolium (Kuntze) Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. angustatum Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. genuinum Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. obtusifoliolum (Kuntze) Urb.
Desmodium axillare f. robustius Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. sintenisii Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. stoloniferum (Rich. ex Poir.) B.G.Schub.
Desmodium oblongifolium DC.
Desmodium radicans Macfad.
Desmodium reptans (Poir.) G.Don
Desmodium spirale var. stoloniferum (Rich. ex Poir.) DC.
Desmodium stoloniferum (Rich. ex Poir.) Steud.
Hedysarum axillare Sw.
Hedysarum oblongifolium Bertero ex DC.
Hedysarum reptans Poir.
Hedysarum stoloniferum Rich. ex Poir.
Hedysarum violaceum Vell.
Meibomia albida S.F.Blake
Meibomia andina Rusby
Meibomia axillaris (Sw.) Kuntze
Meibomia axillaris var. acutifolia Kuntze
Meibomia axillaris var. obtusifoliola Kuntze
Meibomia prorepens S.F.Blake
Meibomia reptans (Poir.) Kuntze
Meibomia sintenisii (Urb.) Britton
Meibomia umbrosa Britton
Nephromeria axillaris (Sw.) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris var. acutifolia (Kuntze) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris var. obtusifoliola (Kuntze) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris f. robustior (Urb.) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris var. sintenisii (Urb.) Schindl.
Nephromeria sintenisii (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson
Nephromeria umbrosa (Britton) Britton & P.Wilson
Orobus trifoliatus Sessé & Moc.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Regional: Brazil
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
Regional: Northern South America
Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Regional: Caribbean
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Regional: Southern South America
Paraguay
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 2:333.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desmodium axillare in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Desmodium axillare. Published online. Accessed: Nov 17 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Desmodium axillare. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Nov 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmodium axillare in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
español: zarzabacoa de monte