Taxon:
Desmodium discolor Vogel
Summary
Place of publication:
Linnaea 12:103. 1838
Verified:
02/21/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
English
horse marmalade – Spanish
mermelada de caballo –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Misiones | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Southern America
-
BRAZIL:
Brazil
-
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Misiones]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | potential as forage | | National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future |
Environmental | soil improver | | National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future |