Taxon:  Ototropis multiflora (DC.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi



Summary
Genus:
Ototropis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
479225
Place of publication:
J. Jap. Bot. 87:111.  2012
Verified:
10/26/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Desmodium multiflorum DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium floribundum (D. Don) Sweet
Desmodium sambuense (D. Don) DC.
Hedysarum floribundum D. Don
Hedysarum sambuense D. Don
Meibomia floribunda (D. Don) Kuntze

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan (n.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

Reference(s)
  1. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  2. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  3. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  4. Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2012. Ototropis, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae). J. Jap. Bot. 87:108-118.
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=479225. Accessed 17 April 2026.