Fabaceae
Desmodium
Desmodium sericophyllum

Desmodium sericophyllum var. strobilaceum (Schltdl.) N.Zamora

First published in Novon 10: 179 (2000)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Mexico to Central America. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • S.Calderon & P.C.Standley (1944). Lista Preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador, ed. 2: 1-450. Ediciones culturales de la universidad de El Salvador.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1951 Hinton, G.B. [9390] Mexico Desmodium strobilaceum K000118418 Yes
Jan 1, 1951 Hinton, G.B. [9568] Mexico Desmodium strobilaceum K000118416 Yes
Jan 1, 1951 Hinton, G.B. [9390] Mexico Desmodium strobilaceum K000118417 Yes
Jan 1, 1951 Hinton, G.B. [13286] Mexico Desmodium strobilaceum K000118419 Yes
Jan 1, 1951 Hinton, G.B. [13286] Mexico Desmodium strobilaceum K000118420 Yes
Mar 1, 1950 Lankester, C.H. [313] Costa Rica Desmodium strobilaceum K001276684 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [313] Costa Rica Desmodium strobilaceum K001276683 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [313] Costa Rica Desmodium strobilaceum K001276682 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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