Fabaceae
Desmodium

Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 2: 294 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and NE. Argentina (Misiones). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Introduced into:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Pires Lima, L.C., de Queiroz, L.P., de Azevedo Tozzi, A.M.G & Lewis, G.P. (2014). A taxonomic revision of Desmodium (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 169: 1-119.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Barros, M.; Filgueira, T.; Munhoz, C.B.R.; Nascimento, E.A.; Aires, J. [2309] Brazil K000931603 Yes
Oct 19, 2005 Folli, D.A. [4824] Brazil K000931609 Yes
Oct 19, 2005 Folli, D.A. [4824] Brazil K000931610 Yes
Apr 19, 2005 Luz, A.A. [123] Brazil K000931605 Yes
May 1, 1995 Hatschbach, G.G. [45208] Brazil K000931600 Yes
May 1, 1995 Heringer, E.P. [6875] Brazil K000931608 Yes
May 1, 1995 Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [168] Brazil K000931598 Yes
May 1, 1995 Hatschbach, G.G. [43891] Brazil K000931599 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Proença, C.; Ianhez, M.; Munhoz, C.B.R. [1100] Brazil K000931604 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Proença, C.; Ianhez, M.; Munhoz, C.B.R. [1100] Brazil K000931606 Yes
Jul 1, 1992 Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M. [50735] Brazil K000205919 Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Pinheiro, R.S. [2121] Brazil K000205918 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5539] Brazil K000931602 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [13951] Brazil K000931596 Yes
Langsdorff [s.n.] Brazil K000931607 Yes
Saint-Hilaire, A.F.C.P. [2746] K000931601 Yes
Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4947] Brazil K000931597 Yes
Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4947] Brazil K000931595 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0