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Desmodium heterophyllum
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC., Prodr. 2: 334. 1825; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 347(245). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 84. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 148. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 138. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 129. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 182. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 157. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 155. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 147. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 101. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10,17,23. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 140. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 93. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 50. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 194. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 100. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 92. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 206. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 174. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 219. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 284. 2009.
Hedysarum heterophyllum Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 620. 1802.
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. var. majus Wight & Arn., Prodr. 229. 1834.
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Description:
Prostrate herbs, up to 40 cm long; branches loosely villous, slender. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 1-2.2 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate-elliptic or obovate, base obtuse, apex rounded, hairy when young, glabrescent on ageing; petiole to 2 cm long; stipules 2-5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, striate, ciliate on margins. Flowers in axillary 1-4-flowered racemes; pedicels 6-12 mm long. Calyx tube broad; lobes 2-2.5 mm long, triangular with subulate tip, loosely villous without. Corolla pink, 3-4 mm long. Ovary 1.5-2 mm long, hairy. Pods 1.5-2 x 0.4-0.5 cm, 4-5-jointed, compressed, dorsal suture continuous, ventral constricted.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Violet, Blue
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-700
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Kattalappara, Kokkara, Vallakkadavu, Vengoli, Parambikulam, Chandanathode, Pandalam, Tiruvalla, Kannoth, Muzhapplangad, Cannanore, Olavakkot, Nootavanpara, Arikode, Ettapadappu, Rockwood, Bonaccord, Karamanayar region
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