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Taxon:  Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
13679
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:332. 1825
Verified:
02/24/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (10  active, 9  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum tortuosum Sw.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Meibomia tortuosa (Sw.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium purpureum (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle
Desmodium stipulaceum DC.
Hedysarum purpureum Mill.
Meibomia purpurea (Mill.) Vail
Meibomia stipulacea (DC.) Kuntze
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
  3. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  4. Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2.
  5. 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+tortuosum&quantity=1
  6. Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  9. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  10. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  11. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  13. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  14. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  15. Ohashi, H. 1988. Desmodium (Leguminosae) of the Hawaiian islands. Sci. Rep. Tohoku Imp. Univ., Ser. 4, Biol. 39:186.
  16. Oliveira, M. de L. A. A. de. 1983. Estudo taxonômico do gênero Desmodium Desv. (Leguminosae, Faboideae, Desmodieae). Iheringia, Bot. 31:71.
  17. Pittier, H. F. et al. 1945-1947. Catálogo de la flora venezolana.
  18. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
  19. Schrire, B. D. 1988. A synopsis of the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 18:14.
  20. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  21. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  22. Verdcourt, B. 1974. Summary of the Leguminosae - Papilionoideae - Hedysareae (sensu lato) of Flora Zambesiaca. Kirkia 9:526.
  23. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
beggarweed –
Florida beggarweed –
Portuguese (Brazil)
amor-seco –
carrapicho-beiço-de-boi –
esmódio –
pega-pega –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico s.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
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 AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • REGION: Mexico (s.)
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Salta]
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2.
Weed  Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia


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