| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: var. strigosum |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | s. | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Ryukyu Islands | | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bangladesh | | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Andhra Pradesh | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Arunachal Pradesh | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Assam | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Bihar | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Delhi | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Goa | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Gujarat | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Haryana | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Himachal Pradesh | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Jammu and Kashmir | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Karnataka | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Kerala | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Madhya Pradesh | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Maharashtra | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Manipur | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Meghalaya | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Mizoram | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Nagaland | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Odisha | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Puducherry | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Punjab | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Rajasthan | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Sikkim | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Tamil Nadu | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Tripura | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Uttar Pradesh | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | West Bengal | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | | Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Cambodia | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Laos | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | | 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | | Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes. |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Micronesia | | | Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Fiji | | | Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | | Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | natzd. elsewhere | Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:213. |