Taxon:  Desmodium caffrum (E. Mey.) Druce, orth. var.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
13615
Place of publication:
Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4:619.  1917 (non Ecklon & C. Zeyher 1836)
Comment:
  • an illegitimate later homonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
  • an orthographic variant of Desmodium afrum (post Shenzhen ICN)
Verified:
07/22/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  2. Verdcourt, B. 1974. Summary of the Leguminosae - Papilionoideae - Hedysareae (sensu lato) of Flora Zambesiaca. Kirkia 9:528.
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=13615. Accessed 11 May 2026.