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Taxon:  Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
13642
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:332. 1825, nom. cons.
Comment:
the basionym Hedysarum incanum Sw. is conserved (nom. cons., Shenzhen ICN 14.10 & App IV) over the earlier homonym (Shenzhen ICN 53) Hedysarum incanum Thunb., nom. rej. to establish priority of this name back to 1788
Verified:
07/05/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 4  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aeschynomene incana G. Mey.
Hedysarum incanum Sw.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Meibomia supina Britton

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
Desmodium frutescens Schindl.
Desmodium mauritianum (Willd.) DC.
Desmodium supinum DC.
Hedysarum canum J. F. Gmel.
Hedysarum mauritianum Willd.
Hedysarum supinum Sw.
Meibomia cana (J. F. Gmel.) S. F. Blake
Meibomia mauritiana (Willd.) Kuntze
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Reference(s)
  1. Applequist, W. L. 2013. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 65. Taxon 62:1320. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax Note: proposal recommended
  2. Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
  3. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: = Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Desmodium+incanum&quantity=1
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  6. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  7. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  8. Lima, L. C. P. et al. 2012. (2089) Proposal to conserve the name Hedysarum incanum Sw. against H. incanum Thunb. (Leguminosae). Taxon 61:1122-1123. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  9. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  10. Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida. Note: = Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
  11. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: = Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
  12. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  13. Nicolson, D. H. 1978. Illegitimate "basionyms," impact on priority and author citation or, the rise of Desmodium incanum and fall of D. canum (Fabaceae). Taxon 27:369. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  14. Ohashi, H. 1988. Desmodium (Leguminosae) of the Hawaiian islands. Sci. Rep. Tohoku Imp. Univ., Ser. 4, Biol. 39:178.
  15. Oliveira, M. de L. A. A. de. 1983. Estudo taxonômico do gênero Desmodium Desv. (Leguminosae, Faboideae, Desmodieae). Iheringia, Bot. 31:62.
  16. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Note: introduced in United States
  17. Schrire, B. D. 1988. A synopsis of the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 18:14.
  18. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
  19. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:112-114. URL: http://proseanet.org
  20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.
  21. Wilson, K. L. 2016. Report of the General Committee: 14. Taxon 65:878. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax Note: proposal recommended
  22. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
kaimi-clover –
Portuguese (Brazil)
amor-de-campo –
carrapicho-beiço-de-boi –
pega-pega –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized    widely natzd. in paleotropics
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay
Naturalized (widely natzd. in paleotropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodpotential as forage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:112-114. URL: http://proseanet.org
Weed  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.


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