Taxon:  Desmodium ovalifolium (Prain) Wall. ex Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
411834
Place of publication:
Philipp. J. Sci., C 5:85.  1910 (non Guill. & Perr. 1832)
Comment:
  • non Desmodium ovalifolium Guill. & Perr. (= D. ascendens (Sw.) DC.)
  • an illegitimate later homonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
Verified:
08/09/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411834. Accessed 10 May 2026.